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thong
(encz) | thong,kalhotky n: xkomczax |
thong
(encz) | thong,pásek n: Zdeněk Brož |
thong
(encz) | thong,řemínek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Thong
(gcide) | Thong \Thong\, n. [OE. thong, [thorn]wong, thwang, AS.
[thorn]wang; akin to Icel. [thorn]vengr a thong, latchet.
[root]57. Cf. Twinge.]
A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening
anything.
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And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields,
provide. --Dryden.
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Thong seal (Zool.), the bearded seal. See the Note under
Seal.
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thong
(wn) | thong
n 1: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn:
lash, thong]
2: underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially
under very tight pants; "she wore thongs in her quest for the
callipygian ideal"
3: a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together
4: minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of
fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs,
and is supported by a waistband [syn: G-string, thong]
5: a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big
toe and the second toe [syn: flip-flop, thong] |
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diphthong
(encz) | diphthong,dvojhláska n: Zdeněk Brož |
diphthongise
(encz) | diphthongise, v: |
diphthongize
(encz) | diphthongize,diftongizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
monophthongs
(encz) | monophthongs, |
thongs
(encz) | thongs,žabky n: letní otevřená obuv Zdeněk Brož |
Aphthong
(gcide) | Aphthong \Aph"thong\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? silent; 'a priv. + ?
voice, sound, fr. ? to sound.]
A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a
word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. --
Aph*thon"gal, a.
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Aphthongal
(gcide) | Aphthong \Aph"thong\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? silent; 'a priv. + ?
voice, sound, fr. ? to sound.]
A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a
word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. --
Aph*thon"gal, a.
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Diphthong
(gcide) | Diphthong \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?;
di- = di`s- twice + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound:
cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py)
(a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in
one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a
proper diphthong.
(b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same
syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in
rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
[1913 Webster]Diphthong \Diph"thong\, v. t.
To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]
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Diphthongal
(gcide) | Diphthongal \Diph*thon"gal\ (?; 115), a.
Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a
diphthong. -- Diph*thon"gal*ly, adv.
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Diphthongalize
(gcide) | Diphthongalize \Diph*thon"gal*ize\ (?; 115), v. t.
To make into a diphthong; to pronounce as a diphthong.
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Diphthongally
(gcide) | Diphthongal \Diph*thon"gal\ (?; 115), a.
Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a
diphthong. -- Diph*thon"gal*ly, adv.
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Diphthongation
(gcide) | Diphthongation \Diph`thon*ga"tion\, n.
See Diphthongization.
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Diphthongic
(gcide) | Diphthongic \Diph*thong"ic\ (?; 115), a.
Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal. --H. Sweet.
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Diphthongization
(gcide) | Diphthongization \Diph`thong*i*za"tion\, n.
The act of changing into a diphthong. --H. Sweet.
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Diphthongize
(gcide) | Diphthongize \Diph"thong*ize\, v. t. & i.
To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a
simple vowel. "The diphthongized long vowels." --H. Sweet.
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Improper diphthong
(gcide) | Improper \Im*prop"er\, a. [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im-
not + proprius proper. See Proper.]
1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances,
design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous;
inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine;
improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
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Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,
Improper for a slave. --Shak.
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And to their proper operation still,
Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. --Pope.
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2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general;
common. [Obs.]
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Not to be adorned with any art but such improper
ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and
poetry. --J. Fletcher.
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3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
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Improper diphthong. See under Diphthong.
Improper feud, an original feud, not earned by military
service. --Mozley & W.
Improper fraction. See under Fraction.
[1913 Webster]Diphthong \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?;
di- = di`s- twice + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound:
cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py)
(a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in
one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a
proper diphthong.
(b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same
syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in
rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
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improper diphthong
(gcide) | Improper \Im*prop"er\, a. [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im-
not + proprius proper. See Proper.]
1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances,
design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous;
inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine;
improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
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Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,
Improper for a slave. --Shak.
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And to their proper operation still,
Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. --Pope.
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2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general;
common. [Obs.]
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Not to be adorned with any art but such improper
ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and
poetry. --J. Fletcher.
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3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
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Improper diphthong. See under Diphthong.
Improper feud, an original feud, not earned by military
service. --Mozley & W.
Improper fraction. See under Fraction.
[1913 Webster]Diphthong \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?;
di- = di`s- twice + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound:
cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py)
(a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in
one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a
proper diphthong.
(b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same
syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in
rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
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Monophthong
(gcide) | Monophthong \Mon"oph*thong\, n. [Gr. ? with one sound; mo`nos
alone + ? sound, voice.]
1. A single uncompounded vowel sound.
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2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a
digraph.
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Monophthongal
(gcide) | Monophthongal \Mon`oph*thon"gal\, a.
Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.
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Phthongal
(gcide) | Phthongal \Phthon"gal\, a. [Gr. ? voice.]
Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized; -- said
of all the vowels and the semivowels, also of the vocal or
sonant consonants g, d, b, l, r, v, z, etc.
[1913 Webster]Phthongal \Phthon"gal\, n.
A vocalized element or letter.
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Phthongometer
(gcide) | Phthongometer \Phthon*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? voice + -meter.]
An instrument for measuring vocal sounds. --Whewell.
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proper diphthong
(gcide) | Diphthong \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?;
di- = di`s- twice + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound:
cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py)
(a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in
one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a
proper diphthong.
(b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same
syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in
rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
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Sea thongs
(gcide) | Sea thongs \Sea" thongs`\ (?; 115). (Bot.)
A kind of blackish seaweed (Himanthalia lorea) found on the
northern coasts of the Atlantic. It has a thonglike forking
process rising from a top-shaped base.
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Thong
(gcide) | Thong \Thong\, n. [OE. thong, [thorn]wong, thwang, AS.
[thorn]wang; akin to Icel. [thorn]vengr a thong, latchet.
[root]57. Cf. Twinge.]
A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening
anything.
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And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields,
provide. --Dryden.
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Thong seal (Zool.), the bearded seal. See the Note under
Seal.
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Thong seal
(gcide) | Thong \Thong\, n. [OE. thong, [thorn]wong, thwang, AS.
[thorn]wang; akin to Icel. [thorn]vengr a thong, latchet.
[root]57. Cf. Twinge.]
A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening
anything.
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And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields,
provide. --Dryden.
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Thong seal (Zool.), the bearded seal. See the Note under
Seal.
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Triphthong
(gcide) | Triphthong \Triph"thong\, n. [Pref. tri- + -phthong, as in
diphthong: cf. F. triphthonque.] (Orthoepy)
A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable,
forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three
vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a
trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples
of triphthongs.
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Triphthongal
(gcide) | Triphthongal \Triph*thon"gal\, a.
Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel
sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.
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diphthong
(wn) | diphthong
n 1: a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position
for one vowel and moves toward the position for another |
diphthongise
(wn) | diphthongise
v 1: change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel
diphthongized in Germanic" [syn: diphthongize,
diphthongise] |
diphthongize
(wn) | diphthongize
v 1: change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel
diphthongized in Germanic" [syn: diphthongize,
diphthongise] |
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