slovodefinícia
slippery elm
(encz)
slippery elm, n:
Slippery elm
(gcide)
Slippery \Slip"per*y\, a. [See Slipper, a.]
1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or
causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and
easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances
render things slippery.
[1913 Webster]

2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery
promise.
[1913 Webster]

The slippery tops of human state. --Cowley.
[1913 Webster]

3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.
[1913 Webster]

The slippery god will try to loose his hold.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant;
fickle. "The slippery state of kings." --Denham.
[1913 Webster]

6. Uncertain in effect. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]

7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Slippery elm. (Bot.)
(a) An American tree (Ulmus fulva) with a mucilagenous
and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes
used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself.
(b) A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica); -- so
called on the Pacific coast.
[1913 Webster]
slippery elm
(wn)
slippery elm
n 1: North American elm having rough leaves that are red when
opening; yields a hard wood [syn: slippery elm, {red
elm}, Ulmus rubra]
podobné slovodefinícia
Slippery elm
(gcide)
Slippery \Slip"per*y\, a. [See Slipper, a.]
1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or
causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and
easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances
render things slippery.
[1913 Webster]

2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery
promise.
[1913 Webster]

The slippery tops of human state. --Cowley.
[1913 Webster]

3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.
[1913 Webster]

The slippery god will try to loose his hold.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant;
fickle. "The slippery state of kings." --Denham.
[1913 Webster]

6. Uncertain in effect. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]

7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Slippery elm. (Bot.)
(a) An American tree (Ulmus fulva) with a mucilagenous
and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes
used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself.
(b) A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica); -- so
called on the Pacific coast.
[1913 Webster]

Nenašli ste slovo čo ste hľadali ? Doplňte ho do slovníka.

na vytvorenie tejto webstránky bol pužitý dictd server s dátami z sk-spell.sk.cx a z iných voľne dostupných dictd databáz. Ak máte klienta na dictd protokol (napríklad kdict), použite zdroj slovnik.iz.sk a port 2628.

online slovník, sk-spell - slovníkové dáta, IZ Bratislava, Malé Karpaty - turistika, Michal Páleník, správy, údaje o okresoch V4