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skirmish
(encz) | skirmish,potyčka n: Zdeněk Brož |
skirmish
(encz) | skirmish,šarvátka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Skirmish
(gcide) | Skirmish \Skir"mish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skirmished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Skirmishing.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF.
escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German
origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen,
OHG. scirm, scerm, protection, shield, G. schirm; perhaps
akin to Gr. ???? a sunshade. Cf. Scaramouch, Scrimmage.]
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a
skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
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Skirmish
(gcide) | Skirmish \Skir"mish\, n.[OE. scarmishe, scrymishe. See
Skirmish, v. i.]
1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between
detachments from armies, or between detached and small
bodies of troops.
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2. A slight contest.
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They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit.
--Shak.
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skirmish
(wn) | skirmish
n 1: a minor short-term fight [syn: brush, clash,
encounter, skirmish]
v 1: engage in a skirmish |
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skirmisher
(encz) | skirmisher, |
skirmishes
(encz) | skirmishes, |
Skirmish
(gcide) | Skirmish \Skir"mish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skirmished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Skirmishing.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF.
escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German
origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen,
OHG. scirm, scerm, protection, shield, G. schirm; perhaps
akin to Gr. ???? a sunshade. Cf. Scaramouch, Scrimmage.]
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a
skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
[1913 Webster]Skirmish \Skir"mish\, n.[OE. scarmishe, scrymishe. See
Skirmish, v. i.]
1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between
detachments from armies, or between detached and small
bodies of troops.
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2. A slight contest.
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They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit.
--Shak.
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Skirmished
(gcide) | Skirmish \Skir"mish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skirmished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Skirmishing.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF.
escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German
origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen,
OHG. scirm, scerm, protection, shield, G. schirm; perhaps
akin to Gr. ???? a sunshade. Cf. Scaramouch, Scrimmage.]
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a
skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
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Skirmisher
(gcide) | Skirmisher \Skir"mish*er\, n.
One who skirmishes. Specifically: pl. (Mil.) Soldiers
deployed in loose order, to cover the front or flanks of an
advancing army or a marching column.
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Skirmishing
(gcide) | Skirmish \Skir"mish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skirmished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Skirmishing.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF.
escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German
origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen,
OHG. scirm, scerm, protection, shield, G. schirm; perhaps
akin to Gr. ???? a sunshade. Cf. Scaramouch, Scrimmage.]
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a
skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
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skirmisher
(wn) | skirmisher
n 1: someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting
party) |
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