| slovo | definícia |
calf
(encz) | calf,lýtko |
calf
(encz) | calf,mládě jistých savců (velryba, slon) n: Jiří Dadák |
calf
(encz) | calf,telátko |
calf
(encz) | calf,tele |
Calf
(gcide) | Calf \Calf\, n.; pl. Calves. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin
to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv,
Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr
grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf.
[root]222.]
1. The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of
quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of
the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.
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2. Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine,
light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind
books in calf.
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3. An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a
dolt. [Colloq.]
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Some silly, doting, brainless calf. --Drayton.
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4. A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.
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5. A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a
glacier or berg, and rising to the surface. --Kane.
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6. [Cf. Icel. k[=a]lfi.] The fleshy hinder part of the leg
below the knee.
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Calf's-foot jelly, jelly made from the feet of calves. The
gelatinous matter of the feet is extracted by boiling, and
is flavored with sugar, essences, etc.
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calf
(wn) | calf
n 1: young of domestic cattle
2: the muscular back part of the shank [syn: calf, sura]
3: fine leather from the skin of a calf [syn: calf,
calfskin]
4: young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or
giraffe or elephant or buffalo |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
calf
(encz) | calf,lýtko calf,mládě jistých savců (velryba, slon) n: Jiří Dadákcalf,telátko calf,tele |
calf love
(encz) | calf love,dětská láska n: Pino |
calf-length
(encz) | calf-length,do půli lýtek Zdeněk Brož |
calfskin
(encz) | calfskin,telecí kůže Jiří Šmoldascalfskin,teletina n: Zdeněk Brož |
elephant calf
(encz) | elephant calf,slůně n: Helena Handrková |
golden calf
(encz) | golden calf, n: |
little calf
(encz) | little calf,telátko n: |
metcalf
(encz) | Metcalf,Metcalf n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
mooncalf
(encz) | mooncalf,hlupák n: Zdeněk Brožmooncalf,moula Zdeněk Brož |
metcalf
(czen) | Metcalf,Metcalfn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Bull calf
(gcide) | Bull \Bull\, a.
Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large;
fierce.
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Bull bat (Zool.), the night hawk; -- so called from the
loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the
evening.
Bull calf.
(a) A stupid fellow.
Bull mackerel (Zool.), the chub mackerel.
Bull pump (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine,
in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.
Bull snake (Zool.), the pine snake of the United States.
Bull stag, a castrated bull. See Stag.
Bull wheel, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for
lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring,
etc.
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calfkill
(gcide) | Lambkill \Lamb"kill`\, n. (Bot.)
A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia),
resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and
small red flowers; -- called also calfkill, sheepkill,
sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to poison young sheep and
other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and
they cannot find other food.
Syn: sheep laurel, pig laurel, Kalmia angustifolia.
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