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Equus asinus
(gcide) | Ass \Ass\, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen,
asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG.
esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas,
Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin;
cf. Heb. ath?n she ass. Cf. Ease.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus asinus),
smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray
and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow,
and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and
stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which
are swift-footed.
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2. A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt. --Shak.
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Asses' Bridge. [L. pons asinorum.] The fifth proposition of
the first book of Euclid, "The angles at the base of an
isosceles triangle are equal to one another." [Sportive]
"A schoolboy, stammering out his Asses' Bridge." --F.
Harrison.
To make an ass of one's self, to do or say something very
foolish or absurd.
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equus asinus
(wn) | Equus asinus
n 1: a wild ass of Africa [syn: African wild ass, {Equus
asinus}]
2: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass;
patient but stubborn [syn: domestic ass, donkey, {Equus
asinus}] |
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Equus asinus
(gcide) | Ass \Ass\, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen,
asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG.
esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas,
Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin;
cf. Heb. ath?n she ass. Cf. Ease.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus asinus),
smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray
and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow,
and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and
stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which
are swift-footed.
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2. A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt. --Shak.
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Asses' Bridge. [L. pons asinorum.] The fifth proposition of
the first book of Euclid, "The angles at the base of an
isosceles triangle are equal to one another." [Sportive]
"A schoolboy, stammering out his Asses' Bridge." --F.
Harrison.
To make an ass of one's self, to do or say something very
foolish or absurd.
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