slovo | definícia |
crannies (encz) | crannies, |
Crannies (gcide) | Cranny \Cran"ny\ (kr[a^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. Crannies (-n[i^]z).
[F. cran notch, prob. from L. crena (a doubful word).]
1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in
a wall, or other substance.
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In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be
filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted
to the crannies. --Dryden.
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He peeped into every cranny. --Arbuthnot.
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2. (Glass Making) A tool for forming the necks of bottles,
etc.
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nooks and crannies (encz) | nooks and crannies, n: |
Crannies (gcide) | Cranny \Cran"ny\ (kr[a^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. Crannies (-n[i^]z).
[F. cran notch, prob. from L. crena (a doubful word).]
1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in
a wall, or other substance.
[1913 Webster]
In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be
filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted
to the crannies. --Dryden.
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He peeped into every cranny. --Arbuthnot.
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2. (Glass Making) A tool for forming the necks of bottles,
etc.
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nooks and crannies (wn) | nooks and crannies
n 1: something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of
science" [syn: nook and cranny, nooks and crannies] |
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