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bearskin
(encz) | bearskin,medvědí kůže Zdeněk Brož |
Bearskin
(gcide) | Bearskin \Bear"skin`\, n.
1. The skin of a bear.
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2. A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats.
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3. A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.
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bearskin
(wn) | bearskin
n 1: the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
2: tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial
occasions [syn: bearskin, busby, shako] |
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Bearskin
(gcide) | Bearskin \Bear"skin`\, n.
1. The skin of a bear.
[1913 Webster]
2. A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats.
[1913 Webster]
3. A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.
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stone knives and bearskins
(foldoc) | stone knives and bearskins
(From the Star Trek Classic episode "The City on the Edge of
Forever") A term traditionally used to describe (and
deprecate) computing environments that are grotesquely
primitive in light of what is known about good ways to design
things. As in "Don't get too used to the facilities here.
Once you leave SAIL it's stone knives and bearskins as far as
the eye can see".
Compare steam-powered.
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stone knives and bearskins
(jargon) | stone knives and bearskins
n.
[from the Star Trek Classic episode The City on the Edge of Forever] A term
traditionally used to describe (and deprecate) computing environments that
are grotesquely primitive in light of what is known about good ways to
design things. As in “Don't get too used to the facilities here. Once you
leave SAIL it's stone knives and bearskins as far as the eye can see”.
Compare steam-powered.
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