| slovo | definícia |
bret
(gcide) | Birt \Birt\ (b[~e]rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf.
Bret, Burt.] (Zool.)
A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also burt,
bret, or brut.] [Prov. Eng.]
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bret
(gcide) | Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith
streaked, speckled.] (Zool.)
A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed
in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill.
See Bret.
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Bret
(gcide) | Bret \Bret\, n. (Zool.)
See Birt.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
breton
(mass) | Breton
- Bretónec, bretónčina |
bretónec
(msas) | Bretónec
- Breton |
bretónčina
(msas) | bretónčina
- Breton |
bretoncina
(msasasci) | bretoncina
- Breton |
bretonec
(msasasci) | Bretonec
- Breton |
brethren
(encz) | brethren,bratři [náb.] |
breton
(encz) | breton,bretonský adj: Zdeněk Brožbreton,bretonština n: Zdeněk BrožBreton,Breton n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
brett
(encz) | Brett,Brett n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
combretum
(encz) | combretum, n: |
combretum family
(encz) | combretum family, n: |
libretti
(encz) | libretti,libreto n: Zdeněk Brož |
librettist
(encz) | librettist,libretista Jaroslav Šedivý |
libretto
(encz) | libretto,libreto n: Zdeněk Brož |
soubrette
(encz) | soubrette, n: |
bretaň
(czen) | Bretaň,Brittany[zem.] n: |
breton
(czen) | Breton,Bretonn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
bretonský
(czen) | bretonský,bretonadj: Zdeněk Brož |
bretonština
(czen) | bretonština,bretonn: Zdeněk Brož |
bretoňsko
(czen) | Bretoňsko,Brittany Zdeněk Brož |
brett
(czen) | Brett,Brettn: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
libretista
(czen) | libretista,librettist Jaroslav Šedivý |
libreto
(czen) | libreto,librettin: Zdeněk Brožlibreto,libretton: Zdeněk Brož |
ambrette-seed oil
(gcide) | Abelmosk \A"bel*mosk`\, n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk
father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See Musk. (or Ar.
[.h]abb-al-mosk, musk seed --RHUD 1.3] (Bot.)
An evergreen shrub (Abelmoschus moschatus -- formerly
Hibiscus moschatus), of the East and West Indies and
Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and
to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow. The
seeds produce ambrette-seed oil.
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bret
(gcide) | Birt \Birt\ (b[~e]rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf.
Bret, Burt.] (Zool.)
A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also burt,
bret, or brut.] [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith
streaked, speckled.] (Zool.)
A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed
in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill.
See Bret.
[1913 Webster]Bret \Bret\, n. (Zool.)
See Birt.
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Bretful
(gcide) | Bretful \Bret"ful\, a. [OE. also brerdful, fr. brerd top, brim,
AS. brerd.]
Brimful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Brethren
(gcide) | Plymouth Brethren \Plym"outh Breth"ren\
The members of a religious sect which first appeared at
Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against
sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy.
Also called Brethren, Christian Brethren, Plymouthists,
etc. The Darbyites are a division of the Brethren.
[1913 Webster]Dunker \Dun"ker\, prop. n. [G. tunken to dip.]
One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices
are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the
Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers,
and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists, and
they call their denomination the Church of the Brethren.
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Note: The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but
after a few years the members emigrated to the United
States; they were opposed to military service and
taking legal oaths, and practiced trine immersion.
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Seventh-day Dunkers, a sect which separated from the
Dunkers and formed a community, in 1728. They keep the
seventh day or Saturday as the Sabbath.
[1913 Webster]Brethren \Breth"ren\, n.;
pl. of Brother.
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Note: This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in
solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or
fraternities, or their members.
[1913 Webster]Brother \Broth"er\ (br[u^][th]"[~e]r), n.; pl. Brothers
(br[u^][th]"[~e]rz) or Brethren (br[e^][th]"r[e^]n). See
Brethren. [OE. brother, AS. br[=o][eth]or; akin to OS.
brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel.
br[=o][eth]ir, Sw. & Dan. broder, Goth. br[=o][thorn]ar, Ir.
brathair, W. brawd, pl. brodyr, Lith. brolis, Lett. brahlis,
Russ. brat', Pol. & Serv. brat, OSlav. bratr[u^], L. frater,
Skr. bhr[=a]t[.r], Zend bratar brother, Gr. fra`thr, fra`twr,
a clansman. The common plural is Brothers; in the solemn
style, Brethren, OE. pl. brether, bretheren, AS. dative
sing. br[=e][eth]er, nom. pl. br[=o][eth]or, br[=o][eth]ru.
[root]258. Cf. Friar, Fraternal.]
1. A male person who has the same father and mother with
another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter
case he is more definitely called a half brother, or
brother of the half blood.
Note: A brother having the same mother but different fathers
is called a uterine brother, and one having the same
father but a different mother is called an {agnate
brother}, or in (Law) a consanguine brother. A
brother having the same father and mother is called a
brother-german or full brother. The same modifying
terms are applied to sister or sibling.
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Two of us in the churchyard lie,
My sister and my brother. --Wordsworth.
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2. One related or closely united to another by some common
tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a
society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges,
clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of
religion, etc. "A brother of your order." --Shak.
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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers,
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother. --Shak.
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3. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive
qualities or traits of character.
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He also that is slothful in his work is brother to
him that is a great waster. --Prov. xviii.
9.
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That April morn
Of this the very brother. --Wordsworth.
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Note: In Scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman
by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as
in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a
more general sense, brother or brethren is used for
fellow-man or fellow-men.
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For of whom such massacre
Make they but of their brethren, men of men?
--Milton.
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Brother Jonathan, a humorous designation for the people of
the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have
originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic
Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as "Brother
Jonathan."
Blood brother. See under Blood.
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Brethren of St Joseph
(gcide) | Holy cross \Ho"ly cross"\ (?; 115).
The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion.
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Congregation of the Holy Cross (R. C. Ch.), a community of
lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States,
engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally
called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy
Cross engage in similar work. --Addis & Arnold.
Holy-cross day, the fourteenth of September, observed as a
church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our
Savior's cross.
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Breton
(gcide) | Breton \Bret"on\, a. [F. breton.]
Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France. -- n. A
native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France;
also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.
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Brett
(gcide) | Brett \Brett\, n.
Same as Britzska.
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Brettice
(gcide) | Brettice \Bret"tice\, n.; pl. Brettices. [OE. bretasce,
bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[`e]che,
LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett
board; akin to E. board. See Board, n., and cf.
Bartizan.]
The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of
coal mines. See Brattice.
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Brettices
(gcide) | Brettice \Bret"tice\, n.; pl. Brettices. [OE. bretasce,
bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[`e]che,
LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett
board; akin to E. board. See Board, n., and cf.
Bartizan.]
The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of
coal mines. See Brattice.
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Bretwalda
(gcide) | Bretwalda \Bret"wal*da\, n. [AS. Bretwalda, br?ten walda, a
powerful ruler.] (Eng. Hist.)
The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon
chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in
their warfare against the British tribes. --Brande & C.
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Bretzel
(gcide) | Bretzel \Bret"zel\, n. [G.]
See Pretzel.
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cabret
(gcide) | Cabr'ee \Ca*br['e]e"\ (k[.a]*br[asl]"), n. [French Canadian.]
(Zool.)
The pronghorn antelope. [Also written cabrit, cabret.]
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Christian Brethren
(gcide) | Plymouth Brethren \Plym"outh Breth"ren\
The members of a religious sect which first appeared at
Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against
sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy.
Also called Brethren, Christian Brethren, Plymouthists,
etc. The Darbyites are a division of the Brethren.
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combretum
(gcide) | combretum \combretum\ n.
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus
Combretum having spikes of small flowers.
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Combretum Jacquini
(gcide) | Redwithe \Red"withe`\ (r?d"w?th`), n. (Bot.)
A west Indian climbing shrub (Combretum Jacquini) with
slender reddish branchlets.
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Labret
(gcide) | Labret \La"bret\, n. [L. labrum lip.] (Anthropology)
A piece of wood, shell, stone, or other substance, worn in a
perforation of the lip or cheek by many savages.
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Libretti
(gcide) | Libretto \Li*bret"to\ (l[i^]*br[e^]t"t[-o]; It.
l[-e]*br[asl]t"t[-o]), n.; pl. E. Librettos (-t[=o]z), It.
Libretti (-t[-e]). [It., dim. of libro book, L. liber. See
Libel.] (Mus.)
(a) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece
of music.
(b) The words themselves.
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Librettist
(gcide) | Librettist \Li*bret"tist\ (l[i^]*br[e^]t"t[i^]st), n.
One who makes a libretto.
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Libretto
(gcide) | Libretto \Li*bret"to\ (l[i^]*br[e^]t"t[-o]; It.
l[-e]*br[asl]t"t[-o]), n.; pl. E. Librettos (-t[=o]z), It.
Libretti (-t[-e]). [It., dim. of libro book, L. liber. See
Libel.] (Mus.)
(a) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece
of music.
(b) The words themselves.
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Librettos
(gcide) | Libretto \Li*bret"to\ (l[i^]*br[e^]t"t[-o]; It.
l[-e]*br[asl]t"t[-o]), n.; pl. E. Librettos (-t[=o]z), It.
Libretti (-t[-e]). [It., dim. of libro book, L. liber. See
Libel.] (Mus.)
(a) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece
of music.
(b) The words themselves.
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Plymouth Brethren
(gcide) | Plymouth Brethren \Plym"outh Breth"ren\
The members of a religious sect which first appeared at
Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against
sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy.
Also called Brethren, Christian Brethren, Plymouthists,
etc. The Darbyites are a division of the Brethren.
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Sabretasche
(gcide) | Sabretasche \Sa"bre*tasche`\, n. [F. sabretache, G.
s[aum]beltasche; s[aum]bel saber + tasche a pocket.] (Mil.)
A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side,
suspended from the sword belt. --Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.).
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Scopus umbretta
(gcide) | Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre
d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or
shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4,
Umbrage.]
1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and
water colors, obtained from certain natural clays
variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It
is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is
then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called
raw umber. See Burnt umber, below.
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2. An umbrere. [Obs.]
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3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zool.) See Grayling, 1.
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4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.
umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See
Umber a pigment.] (Zool.) An African wading bird
(Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is
dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called
also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird.
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Burnt umber (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,
which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a
bright reddish brown.
Cologne umber, or German umber, a brown pigment obtained
from lignite. See Cologne earth.
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Soubrette
(gcide) | Soubrette \Sou`brette"\, n. [F.]
A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the
theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an
intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young
woman.
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Tabret
(gcide) | Tabret \Tab"ret\, n.
A taboret. --Young.
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Umbrette
(gcide) | Umbrette \Um*brette"\, n. [F. ombrette.] (Zool.)
See Umber, 4.
[1913 Webster]Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre
d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or
shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4,
Umbrage.]
1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and
water colors, obtained from certain natural clays
variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It
is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is
then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called
raw umber. See Burnt umber, below.
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2. An umbrere. [Obs.]
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3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zool.) See Grayling, 1.
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4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.
umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See
Umber a pigment.] (Zool.) An African wading bird
(Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is
dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called
also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird.
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Burnt umber (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,
which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a
bright reddish brown.
Cologne umber, or German umber, a brown pigment obtained
from lignite. See Cologne earth.
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umbrette
(gcide) | Umbrette \Um*brette"\, n. [F. ombrette.] (Zool.)
See Umber, 4.
[1913 Webster]Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre
d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or
shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4,
Umbrage.]
1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and
water colors, obtained from certain natural clays
variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It
is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is
then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called
raw umber. See Burnt umber, below.
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2. An umbrere. [Obs.]
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3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zool.) See Grayling, 1.
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4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.
umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See
Umber a pigment.] (Zool.) An African wading bird
(Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is
dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called
also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird.
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Burnt umber (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,
which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a
bright reddish brown.
Cologne umber, or German umber, a brown pigment obtained
from lignite. See Cologne earth.
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United Brethren
(gcide) | United \U*nit"ed\, a.
Combined; joined; made one.
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United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n.
United flowers (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and
pistils in the same flower.
The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named
since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went
into operation.
United Greeks (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church
who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; -- called also
uniats.
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bret harte
(wn) | Bret Harte
n 1: United States writer noted for his stories about life
during the California gold rush (1836-1902) [syn: Harte,
Bret Harte] |
bretagne
(wn) | Bretagne
n 1: a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula
between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay [syn:
Bretagne, Brittany, Breiz] |
brethren
(wn) | brethren
n 1: (plural) the lay members of a male religious order |
breton
(wn) | Breton
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who
speaks the Breton language)
2: a Celtic language of Brittany |
cape breton island
(wn) | Cape Breton Island
n 1: an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia |
church of the brethren
(wn) | Church of the Brethren
n 1: a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of
German descent; opposed to military service and taking
legal oaths; practiced trine immersion [syn: {Church of the
Brethren}, Dunkers, Dippers] |
combretaceae
(wn) | Combretaceae
n 1: a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
[syn: Combretaceae, family Combretaceae, {combretum
family}] |
combretum
(wn) | combretum
n 1: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus
Combretum having spikes of small flowers |
combretum appiculatum
(wn) | Combretum appiculatum
n 1: small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of
yellow flowers [syn: bush willow, {Combretum
appiculatum}] |
combretum bracteosum
(wn) | Combretum bracteosum
n 1: ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers [syn:
hiccup nut, hiccough nut, Combretum bracteosum] |
combretum erythrophyllum
(wn) | Combretum erythrophyllum
n 1: small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant
flowers usually growing on stream banks [syn: {bush
willow}, Combretum erythrophyllum] |
combretum family
(wn) | combretum family
n 1: a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
[syn: Combretaceae, family Combretaceae, {combretum
family}] |
emilie charlotte le breton
(wn) | Emilie Charlotte le Breton
n 1: British actress and mistress of the prince who later became
Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: Langtry, Lillie Langtry,
Jersey Lillie, Emilie Charlotte le Breton] |
evangelical united brethren church
(wn) | Evangelical United Brethren Church
n 1: a Methodist denomination |
family combretaceae
(wn) | family Combretaceae
n 1: a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
[syn: Combretaceae, family Combretaceae, {combretum
family}] |
genus combretum
(wn) | genus Combretum
n 1: type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical
small shrubs and trees |
librettist
(wn) | librettist
n 1: author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta |
libretto
(wn) | libretto
n 1: the words of an opera or musical play |
soubrette
(wn) | soubrette
n 1: a pert or flirtatious young girl
2: a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a
comedy |
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