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nimble will
(encz) | nimble Will, n: |
nimble Will
(gcide) | Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow
place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to
swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug
to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.]
1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
--Chaucer.
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He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton.
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2. [Pronounced sl[=oo].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel
or inlet from a river.
Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt sloo,
and slue.]
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Slough grass (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for
grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also {drop
seed}, and nimble Will.
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Nimble Will
(gcide) | Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler
(n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [OE.
nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS.
niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema,
Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. ne`mein to distribute. [root] 7.
Cf. Nomand, Numb.]
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.
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Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.
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Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed,
nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
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Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass
(Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing
purposes in the Mississippi valley.
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Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.
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nimble will
(wn) | nimble Will
n 1: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing
in central United States [syn: nimblewill, nimble Will,
Muhlenbergia schreberi] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
nimble will
(encz) | nimble Will, n: |
Nimble Will
(gcide) | Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow
place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to
swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug
to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.]
1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
--Chaucer.
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He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton.
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2. [Pronounced sl[=oo].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel
or inlet from a river.
Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt sloo,
and slue.]
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Slough grass (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for
grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also {drop
seed}, and nimble Will.
[1913 Webster]Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler
(n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [OE.
nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS.
niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema,
Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. ne`mein to distribute. [root] 7.
Cf. Nomand, Numb.]
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.
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Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.
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Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed,
nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
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Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass
(Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing
purposes in the Mississippi valley.
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Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.
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nimble will
(wn) | nimble Will
n 1: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing
in central United States [syn: nimblewill, nimble Will,
Muhlenbergia schreberi] |
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