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petite
(encz) | petite,drobný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
petite
(encz) | petite,nepatrný adj: francouzský výraz web |
petite
(gcide) | petite \pe*tite"\, a. [F., fem. of petit.]
Small, little; -- used especially of a woman or girl, of
small size and trim figure; as, her petite figure.
Syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, tiny.
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petite
(gcide) | petite \pe*tite"\, n. [F., fem. of petit.]
1. A size category of women's clothing, for women with less
than average height.
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2. An aricle of women's clothing classified in the
petite[1] size category.
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3. A girl or woman whose figure is best fit by a petite[1]
garment.
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petite
(wn) | petite
adj 1: very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest
of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the
flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn:
bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget,
petite, tiny, flyspeck]
n 1: a garment size for short or slender women |
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appetite
(encz) | appetite,chuť n: appetite,chuť k jídlu Zdeněk Brož |
appetites
(encz) | appetites,chutě n: pl. |
lose your appetite
(encz) | lose your appetite, |
petite bourgeoisie
(encz) | petite bourgeoisie, n: |
petite marmite
(encz) | petite marmite, n: |
petiteness
(encz) | petiteness, n: |
whet your appetite
(encz) | whet your appetite, |
Appetite
(gcide) | Appetite \Ap"pe*tite\, n. [OE. appetit, F. app['e]tit, fr. L.
appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad +
petere to seek. See Petition, and cf. Appetence.]
1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the
body or of the mind.
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The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good
may be wished for; the object of will is that good
which reason does lead us to seek. --Hooker.
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2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
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Men must have appetite before they will eat.
--Buckle.
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3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
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It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.
--Jer. Taylor.
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To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous.
--Macaulay.
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4. Tendency; appetency. [Obs.]
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In all bodies there as an appetite of union.
--Bacon.
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5. The thing desired. [Obs.]
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Power being the natural appetite of princes.
--Swift.
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Note: In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but
regularly it should be followed by for before the
object; as, an appetite for pleasure.
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Syn: Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.
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Canine appetite
(gcide) | Canine \Ca*nine"\, a. [L. caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin.
See Hound.]
1. Of or pertaining to the family Canid[ae], or dogs and
wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that
or those of a dog.
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2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side
the incisors.
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Canine appetite, a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia.
Canine letter, the letter r. See R.
Canine madness, hydrophobia.
Canine tooth, a tooth situated between the incisor and
bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs;
usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of
each jaw; an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the
lower jaw.
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appetite
(wn) | appetite
n 1: a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life";
"the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as
possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: appetite, appetency,
appetence] |
appetite suppressant
(wn) | appetite suppressant
n 1: a drug that suppresses appetite [syn: suppressant,
appetite suppressant] |
petite bourgeoisie
(wn) | petite bourgeoisie
n 1: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
[syn: petit bourgeois, petite bourgeoisie, {petty
bourgeoisie}] |
petite marmite
(wn) | petite marmite
n 1: soup made with a variety of vegetables [syn: {petite
marmite}, minestrone, vegetable soup] |
petiteness
(wn) | petiteness
n 1: the property of being very small in size; "hence the
minuteness of detail in the painting" [syn:
diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, tininess,
weeness] |
appetite
(devil) | APPETITE, n. An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a
solution to the labor question.
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