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prig
(encz) | prig,ješita n: Zdeněk Brož |
prig
(encz) | prig,pedant n: Zdeněk Brož |
prig
(encz) | prig,puritán n: Zdeněk Brož |
Prig
(gcide) | Prig \Prig\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prigging.] [A modification of prick.]
To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Prig
(gcide) | Prig \Prig\, v. t.
1. To cheapen. [Scot.]
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2. [Perhaps orig., to ride off with. See Prick, v. t.] To
filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief. [Cant]
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Prig
(gcide) | Prig \Prig\, n.
1. A pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow.
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The queer prig of a doctor. --Macaulay.
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2. A thief; a filcher. [Cant] --Shak.
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prig
(wn) | prig
n 1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: snob,
prig, snot, snoot] |
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priggish
(mass) | priggish
- tvrdohlavý |
place upright
(encz) | place upright, v: |
prig
(encz) | prig,ješita n: Zdeněk Brožprig,pedant n: Zdeněk Brožprig,puritán n: Zdeněk Brož |
priggish
(encz) | priggish,ješitný adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
priggishly
(encz) | priggishly,ješitně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
priggishness
(encz) | priggishness,upjatost n: Zdeněk Brož |
social prigoginism.
(encz) | Social Prigoginism.,společenská ješitnost [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
sprig
(encz) | sprig,haluz n: lukesprig,ratolest n: Zdeněk Brožsprig,výhonek n: luke |
sprig tail
(encz) | sprig tail, n: |
sprigged
(encz) | sprigged, adj: |
sprigger
(encz) | sprigger, n: |
sprightliness
(encz) | sprightliness,bujnost n: Zdeněk Brožsprightliness,čilost n: Zdeněk Brož |
sprightly
(encz) | sprightly,bujný adj: Zdeněk Brožsprightly,čilý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sprigtail
(encz) | sprigtail, n: |
upright
(encz) | upright,čestný adj: Zdeněk Brožupright,poctivý adj: Zdeněk Brožupright,svislý adj: Zdeněk Brožupright,vzpřímený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
upright piano
(encz) | upright piano,pianino |
uprightly
(encz) | uprightly,vzpřímeně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
uprightness
(encz) | uprightness,čestnost n: Zdeněk Brožuprightness,svislost n: Zdeněk Brož |
walk upright
(encz) | walk upright, |
Bolt upright
(gcide) | Bolt \Bolt\, adv.
In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
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[He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon.
--Thackeray.
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Bolt upright.
(a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up;
unbendingly erect. --Addison.
(b) On the back at full length. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Caprigenous
(gcide) | Caprigenous \Ca*prig"e*nous\, a. [L. caprigenus; caper goat +
gegnere to produce.]
Of the goat kind.
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Prigged
(gcide) | Prig \Prig\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prigging.] [A modification of prick.]
To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Priggery
(gcide) | Priggery \Prig"ger*y\, n.
Priggism.
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Prigging
(gcide) | Prig \Prig\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prigging.] [A modification of prick.]
To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Priggish
(gcide) | Priggish \Prig"gish\, a.
Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- Prig"gish*ly, adv.
-- Prig"gish-ness, n.
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Priggishly
(gcide) | Priggish \Prig"gish\, a.
Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- Prig"gish*ly, adv.
-- Prig"gish-ness, n.
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Priggish-ness
(gcide) | Priggish \Prig"gish\, a.
Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- Prig"gish*ly, adv.
-- Prig"gish-ness, n.
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Priggism
(gcide) | Priggism \Prig"gism\, n.
1. The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a
prig. --Ed. Rev.
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2. Roguery; thievery. [Obs.] --Fielding.
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Prighte
(gcide) | Prighte \Prigh"te\, obs.
imp. of Prick. --Chaucer.
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Ship-rigged
(gcide) | Ship-rigged \Ship"-rigged`\, a. (Naut.)
Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with
square sails.
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Sprig
(gcide) | Sprig \Sprig\ (spr[i^]g), n. [AS. sprec; akin to Icel. sprek a
stick. Cf. Spray a branch.]
1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray;
as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
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2. A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight
disparagement.
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A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a
satchel, not so many years ago. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. A brad, or nail without a head.
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4. (Naut.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
[1913 Webster]Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged (spr[i^]gd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Sprigging (-g[i^]ng).]
To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches;
to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
[1913 Webster]Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\ (spr[i^]g"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
(a) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and
spreet-tail. [Local, U.S.]
(b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.]
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sprig
(gcide) | Sprig \Sprig\ (spr[i^]g), n. [AS. sprec; akin to Icel. sprek a
stick. Cf. Spray a branch.]
1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray;
as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
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2. A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight
disparagement.
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A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a
satchel, not so many years ago. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. A brad, or nail without a head.
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4. (Naut.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
[1913 Webster]Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged (spr[i^]gd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Sprigging (-g[i^]ng).]
To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches;
to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
[1913 Webster]Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\ (spr[i^]g"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
(a) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and
spreet-tail. [Local, U.S.]
(b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.]
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sprigged
(gcide) | patterned \patterned\ adj.
Having describable patterns, especially patterns of colors.
[Narrower terms: banded, blotched, blotchy, splotched,
brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby, burled, {checked,
checkered}, dappled, mottled, {dotted, flecked, specked,
speckled, stippled}, figured, floral, flowered, laced,
marbled, marbleized, moire, watered, {pinstriped,
pinstripe(prenominal)}, slashed, streaked, spotted,
sprigged, streaked, streaky, striped, stripy,
tessellated, veined, venose] plain, solid
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Sprigged \Sprigged\ (spr[i^]gd or spr[i^]g"g[e^]d), a.
Having sprigs.
[1913 Webster]Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged (spr[i^]gd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Sprigging (-g[i^]ng).]
To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches;
to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
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Sprigged
(gcide) | patterned \patterned\ adj.
Having describable patterns, especially patterns of colors.
[Narrower terms: banded, blotched, blotchy, splotched,
brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby, burled, {checked,
checkered}, dappled, mottled, {dotted, flecked, specked,
speckled, stippled}, figured, floral, flowered, laced,
marbled, marbleized, moire, watered, {pinstriped,
pinstripe(prenominal)}, slashed, streaked, spotted,
sprigged, streaked, streaky, striped, stripy,
tessellated, veined, venose] plain, solid
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Sprigged \Sprigged\ (spr[i^]gd or spr[i^]g"g[e^]d), a.
Having sprigs.
[1913 Webster]Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged (spr[i^]gd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Sprigging (-g[i^]ng).]
To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches;
to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
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Sprigging
(gcide) | Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged (spr[i^]gd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Sprigging (-g[i^]ng).]
To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches;
to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
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Spriggy
(gcide) | Spriggy \Sprig"gy\ (spr[i^]g"g[y^]), a.
Full of sprigs or small branches.
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Spright
(gcide) | Spright \Spright\ (spr[imac]t), n. [See Sprite.]
1. Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. [Obs.] "The high
heroic spright." --Spenser.
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Wondrous great grief groweth in my spright.
--Spenser.
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2. A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a
ghost.
Syn: sprite.
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Forth he called, out of deep darkness dread,
Legions of sprights. --Spenser.
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To thee, O Father, Son, and Sacred Spright.
--Fairfax.
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3. A kind of short arrow. [Obs.] --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]Spright \Spright\, v. t.
To haunt, as a spright. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sprightful
(gcide) | Sprightful \Spright"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a. [Spright sprite + full.]
Full of spirit or of life; spirited; earnest; vivacious;
lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs.] -- Spright"ful*ly, adv.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. --Shak.
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Steeds sprightful as the light. --Cowley.
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Sprightfully
(gcide) | Sprightful \Spright"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a. [Spright sprite + full.]
Full of spirit or of life; spirited; earnest; vivacious;
lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs.] -- Spright"ful*ly, adv.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. --Shak.
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Steeds sprightful as the light. --Cowley.
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Sprightfulness
(gcide) | Sprightful \Spright"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a. [Spright sprite + full.]
Full of spirit or of life; spirited; earnest; vivacious;
lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs.] -- Spright"ful*ly, adv.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. --Shak.
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Steeds sprightful as the light. --Cowley.
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Sprightless
(gcide) | Sprightless \Spright"less\, a.
Destitute of life; dull; sluggish.
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Sprightlier
(gcide) | Sprightly \Spright"ly\ (-l[y^]), a. [Compar. Sprightlier
(-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Sprightliest.] [See Sprite.]
Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated;
vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air;
a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires."
--Dryden.
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The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.
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Sprightliest
(gcide) | Sprightly \Spright"ly\ (-l[y^]), a. [Compar. Sprightlier
(-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Sprightliest.] [See Sprite.]
Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated;
vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air;
a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires."
--Dryden.
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The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.
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Sprightliness
(gcide) | Sprightliness \Spright"li*ness\ (-l[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
The quality or state of being sprightly; liveliness; life;
briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity.
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In dreams, observe with what a sprightliness and
alacrity does she [the soul] exert herself! --Addison.
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Sprightly
(gcide) | Sprightly \Spright"ly\ (-l[y^]), a. [Compar. Sprightlier
(-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Sprightliest.] [See Sprite.]
Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated;
vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air;
a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires."
--Dryden.
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The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.
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Sprigtail
(gcide) | Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\ (spr[i^]g"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
(a) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and
spreet-tail. [Local, U.S.]
(b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.]
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Upright
(gcide) | Upright \Up"right`\, n.
1. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a
building. See Illust. of Frame.
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2. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with
chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the
opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used
for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright
shave}.
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3. (Football) the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the
part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly
between the uprights.
[PJC]Upright \Up"right`\, a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See Up, and
Right, a.]
1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical,
or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
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With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
--Dryden.
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All have their ears upright. --Spenser.
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2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man
upright in all his ways.
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And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. --Job i.
1.
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3. Conformable to moral rectitude.
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Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure.
--J. M. Mason.
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4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He
lay upright." --Chaucer.
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5. (Golf) Designating a club in which the head is
approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
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Upright drill (Mach.), a drilling machine having the
spindle vertical.
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Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in
prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they
are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second
in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is
admissible.
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upright chess
(gcide) | Chess \Chess\, n. (Bot.)
A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a
troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously
regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very
slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with
wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic
effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus. [U.
S.]
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Note: Other species of brome grass are called {upright
chess}, soft chess, etc.
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Upright drill
(gcide) | Upright \Up"right`\, a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See Up, and
Right, a.]
1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical,
or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
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With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
--Dryden.
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All have their ears upright. --Spenser.
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2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man
upright in all his ways.
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And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. --Job i.
1.
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3. Conformable to moral rectitude.
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Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure.
--J. M. Mason.
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4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He
lay upright." --Chaucer.
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5. (Golf) Designating a club in which the head is
approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
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Upright drill (Mach.), a drilling machine having the
spindle vertical.
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Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in
prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they
are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second
in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is
admissible.
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Upright piano
(gcide) | Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft
(fr. L. planus even, smooth; see Plain, a.) + It. forte
strong, fr. L. fortis (see Fort).] (Mus.)
A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the
harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated
length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by
keys.
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Dumb piano. See Digitorium.
Grand piano. See under Grand.
Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong
case.
Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical
wires.
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upright shave
(gcide) | Upright \Up"right`\, n.
1. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a
building. See Illust. of Frame.
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2. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with
chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the
opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used
for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright
shave}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Football) the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the
part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly
between the uprights.
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Uprighteously
(gcide) | Uprighteously \Up*right"eous*ly\, adv. [See Righteous.]
In an upright or just manner. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Uprightly
(gcide) | Uprightly \Up"right`ly\ ([u^]p"r[imac]t`l[y^]), adv.
In an upright manner.
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Uprightness
(gcide) | Uprightness \Up"right`ness\ ([u^]p"r[imac]t`n[e^]s), n.
the quality or state of being upright.
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bartolomeo prignano
(wn) | Bartolomeo Prignano
n 1: Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election
began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies
by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
[syn: Urban VI, Bartolomeo Prignano] |
place upright
(wn) | place upright
v 1: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf
up?" [syn: stand, stand up, place upright] |
prig
(wn) | prig
n 1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: snob,
prig, snot, snoot] |
priggish
(wn) | priggish
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
approve of my miniskirts" [syn: priggish, prim,
prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed,
straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced,
straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian] |
priggishly
(wn) | priggishly
adv 1: in a priggish manner; "this professor acts so priggishly
--like a moderator with a gavel!" |
priggishness
(wn) | priggishness
n 1: exaggerated and arrogant properness [syn: priggishness,
primness] |
semi-upright
(wn) | semi-upright
adj 1: of animals that are partly erect |
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