slovo | definícia |
courtesy (mass) | courtesy
- láskavosť |
courtesy (encz) | courtesy,laskavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
courtesy (encz) | courtesy,neplacený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
courtesy (encz) | courtesy,ohleduplnost Zdeněk Brož |
courtesy (encz) | courtesy,se souhlasem Zdeněk Brož |
courtesy (encz) | courtesy,svolení Zdeněk Brož |
courtesy (encz) | courtesy,úklona n: Zdeněk Brož |
courtesy (encz) | courtesy,zdvořilost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Courtesy (gcide) | Courtesy \Courte"sy\ (k[^u]rt"s[y^]), n. [See the preceding
word.]
An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women,
consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body,
with bending of the knees. [Written also curtsy and
curtsey.]
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The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and
the ceremony proceeds as usual. --Golgsmith.
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Courtesy (gcide) | Courtesy \Cour"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. Courtesies (-s?z).
[OE. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, OF. curteisie,
cortoisie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, F. courtoisie, fr.
curteis, corteis. See Courteous.]
1. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
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And trust thy honest-offered courtesy,
With oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,
With smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls
And courts of princes, where it first was named,
And yet is most pretended. --Milton.
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Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more
I use the ancient courtesies of speech.
--Longfellow.
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2. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor
performed with politeness.
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My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.
--Shak.
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3. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a
title given one by courtesy.
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Courtesy title, a title assumed by a person, or popularly
conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the
courtesy title of Lord prefixed to the names of the
younger sons of noblemen.
Syn: Politeness; urbanity; civility; complaisance;
affability; courteousness; elegance; refinement;
courtliness; good breeding. See Politeness.
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Courtesy (gcide) | Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Courtesied
(-s[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Courtesying.]
To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp.
(with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with
bending of the knes.
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Courtesy (gcide) | Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. t.
To treat with civility. [Obs.]
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courtesy (wn) | courtesy
n 1: a courteous or respectful or considerate act
2: a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
3: a courteous manner [syn: courtesy, good manners] [ant:
discourtesy, rudeness] |
COURTESY (bouvier) | COURTESY, OR CURTESY, Scotch law. A right which vests in the husband, and is
in the nature of a life-rent. It is a counterpart of the terce. Courtesy
requires, 1st. That there shall have been a living child born of the
marriage, who is heir of the wife, or who, if surviving, would have been
entitled to succeed. 2d. That the wife shall have succeeded to the subjects
in question as heir either of line, or of talzie, or of provision. 1 Bell's
Com. 61; 2 Ersk. 9, 53. See Curtesy.
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
courtesy (mass) | courtesy
- láskavosť |
courtesy (encz) | courtesy,laskavost n: Zdeněk Brožcourtesy,neplacený adj: Zdeněk Brožcourtesy,ohleduplnost Zdeněk Brožcourtesy,se souhlasem Zdeněk Brožcourtesy,svolení Zdeněk Brožcourtesy,úklona n: Zdeněk Brožcourtesy,zdvořilost n: Zdeněk Brož |
courtesy of (encz) | courtesy of,... jsou od Zdeněk Brož |
discourtesy (encz) | discourtesy,nezdvořilost Jaroslav Šedivý |
with courtesy (encz) | with courtesy, adv: |
Courtesy title (gcide) | Courtesy \Cour"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. Courtesies (-s?z).
[OE. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, OF. curteisie,
cortoisie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, F. courtoisie, fr.
curteis, corteis. See Courteous.]
1. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
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And trust thy honest-offered courtesy,
With oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,
With smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls
And courts of princes, where it first was named,
And yet is most pretended. --Milton.
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Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more
I use the ancient courtesies of speech.
--Longfellow.
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2. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor
performed with politeness.
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My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.
--Shak.
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3. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a
title given one by courtesy.
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Courtesy title, a title assumed by a person, or popularly
conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the
courtesy title of Lord prefixed to the names of the
younger sons of noblemen.
Syn: Politeness; urbanity; civility; complaisance;
affability; courteousness; elegance; refinement;
courtliness; good breeding. See Politeness.
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Courtesying (gcide) | Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Courtesied
(-s[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Courtesying.]
To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp.
(with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with
bending of the knes.
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Discourtesy (gcide) | Discourtesy \Dis*cour"te*sy\, n. [Pref. dis- + courtesy: cf. OF.
descourtoisie.]
Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation
of disrespect; incivility.
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Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes
Error a fault, and truth discourtesy. --Herbert.
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Initiate tenant by courtesy (gcide) | Initiate \In*i"ti*ate\, a. [L. initiatus, p. p.]
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1. Unpracticed; untried; new. [Obs.] "The initiate fear that
wants hard use." --Shak.
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2. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the
rudiments; newly admitted.
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To rise in science as in bliss,
Initiate in the secrets of the skies. --Young.
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Initiate tenant by courtesy (Law), said of a husband who
becomes such in his wife's estate of inheritance by the
birth of a child, but whose estate is not consummated till
the death of the wife. --Mozley & W.
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To strain courtesy (gcide) | Strain \Strain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Straining.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. ['e]treindre,
L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a
halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to
E. strike. Cf. Strangle, Strike, Constrain, District,
Strait, a. Stress, Strict, Stringent.]
1. To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to
stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a
ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument. "To
strain his fetters with a stricter care." --Dryden.
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2. (Mech.) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of
form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it.
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3. To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.
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He sweats,
Strains his young nerves. --Shak.
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They strain their warbling throats
To welcome in the spring. --Dryden.
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4. To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in
the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in
order to convict an accused person.
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There can be no other meaning in this expression,
however some may pretend to strain it. --Swift.
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5. To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of
force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship.
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6. To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too
strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as,
to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to
strain a muscle.
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Prudes decayed about may track,
Strain their necks with looking back. --Swift.
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7. To squeeze; to press closely.
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Evander with a close embrace
Strained his departing friend. --Dryden.
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8. To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent
effort; to force; to constrain.
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He talks and plays with Fatima, but his mirth
Is forced and strained. --Denham.
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The quality of mercy is not strained. --Shak.
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9. To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a
petition or invitation.
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Note, if your lady strain his entertainment. --Shak.
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10. To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as
through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to
purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by
filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth.
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To strain a point, to make a special effort; especially, to
do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own
feelings.
To strain courtesy, to go beyond what courtesy requires; to
insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others; --
often used ironically. --Shak.
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courtesy (wn) | courtesy
n 1: a courteous or respectful or considerate act
2: a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
3: a courteous manner [syn: courtesy, good manners] [ant:
discourtesy, rudeness] |
discourtesy (wn) | discourtesy
n 1: an expression of lack of respect [syn: disrespect,
discourtesy]
2: a manner that is rude and insulting [syn: discourtesy,
rudeness] [ant: courtesy, good manners]
3: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
wounding the feelings or others [syn: discourtesy,
offense, offence, offensive activity] |
COURTESY (bouvier) | COURTESY, OR CURTESY, Scotch law. A right which vests in the husband, and is
in the nature of a life-rent. It is a counterpart of the terce. Courtesy
requires, 1st. That there shall have been a living child born of the
marriage, who is heir of the wife, or who, if surviving, would have been
entitled to succeed. 2d. That the wife shall have succeeded to the subjects
in question as heir either of line, or of talzie, or of provision. 1 Bell's
Com. 61; 2 Ersk. 9, 53. See Curtesy.
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COURTESY OF ENGLAN (bouvier) | COURTESY OF ENGLAND. See Estates by the Courtesy.
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