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emissary
(encz) | emissary,emisar n: Zdeněk Brož |
emissary
(encz) | emissary,posel v: Zdeněk Brož |
Emissary
(gcide) | Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, a.
1. Exploring; spying. --B. Jonson.
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2. (Anat.) Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium
through apertures in its walls.
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Emissary
(gcide) | Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, n.; pl. Emissaries. [L. emissarius,
fr. emittere, emissum, to send out: cf. F. ['e]missaire. See
Emit.]
An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the
interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is
at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the
people of the latter.
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Buzzing emissaries fill the ears
Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears.
--Dryden.
Syn: Emissary, Spy.
Usage: A spy is one who enters an enemy's camp or territories
to learn the condition of the enemy; an emissary may
be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the
schemes of an opposing party, but to influence their
councils. A spy must be concealed, or he suffers
death; an emissary may in some cases be known as the
agent of an adversary without incurring similar
hazard.
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emissary
(wn) | emissary
n 1: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of
someone else [syn: emissary, envoy] |
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emissary vein
(encz) | emissary vein, n: |
official emissary
(encz) | official emissary, n: |
Emissary
(gcide) | Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, a.
1. Exploring; spying. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Anat.) Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium
through apertures in its walls.
[1913 Webster]Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, n.; pl. Emissaries. [L. emissarius,
fr. emittere, emissum, to send out: cf. F. ['e]missaire. See
Emit.]
An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the
interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is
at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the
people of the latter.
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Buzzing emissaries fill the ears
Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears.
--Dryden.
Syn: Emissary, Spy.
Usage: A spy is one who enters an enemy's camp or territories
to learn the condition of the enemy; an emissary may
be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the
schemes of an opposing party, but to influence their
councils. A spy must be concealed, or he suffers
death; an emissary may in some cases be known as the
agent of an adversary without incurring similar
hazard.
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Emissaryship
(gcide) | Emissaryship \Em"is*sa*ry*ship`\, n.
The office of an emissary.
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emissary vein
(wn) | emissary vein
n 1: one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that
drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside
the skull [syn: emissary vein, vena emissaria] |
official emissary
(wn) | official emissary
n 1: a member of a legation [syn: legate, official emissary] |
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