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torch
(mass) | torch
- horák |
torch
(encz) | torch,baterka |
torch
(encz) | torch,hořák n: Zdeněk Brož |
torch
(encz) | torch,kapesní svítilna Zdeněk Brož |
torch
(encz) | torch,pochodeň Zdeněk Brož |
torch
(gcide) | flashlight \flash"light`\ n.
a portable battery-powered electric lamp, small enough to be
held in one hand; -- it is most commonly cylindrical, but
other forms are also made. It is called in Britain a torch
Syn: torch.
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Torch
(gcide) | Torch \Torch\ (t[^o]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch,
rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere,
tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher
to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist,
OF. torse a torse. Cf. Torture.]
A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as
of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp
giving a large, flaring flame.
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They light the nuptial torch. --Milton.
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Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under Thistle.
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torch
(gcide) | Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,
anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and
hig-taper.
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torch
(wn) | torch
n 1: a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some
flammable substance
2: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow
flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in
tallow for funeral torches [syn: common mullein, {great
mullein}, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein,
torch, Verbascum thapsus]
3: a small portable battery-powered electric lamp [syn:
flashlight, torch]
4: a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
[syn: blowtorch, torch, blowlamp]
v 1: burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the
barns" |
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torches
(mass) | torches
- pochodne, fakle |
battery torch
(encz) | battery torch,baterka |
blowtorch
(encz) | blowtorch,letovací lampa n: Zdeněk Brož |
cryptorchidism
(encz) | cryptorchidism, n: |
cryptorchidy
(encz) | cryptorchidy, n: |
cryptorchism
(encz) | cryptorchism,zadržení varlat Zdeněk Brož |
oxyacetylene torch
(encz) | oxyacetylene torch, n: |
torch race
(encz) | torch race, n: |
torch singer
(encz) | torch singer, n: |
torch song
(encz) | torch song, |
torch-bearer
(encz) | torch-bearer,nositel pochodně Zdeněk Brož |
torchbearer
(encz) | torchbearer,nositel pochodně Zdeněk Brož |
torches
(encz) | torches,pochodně Zdeněk Brož |
torchlight
(encz) | torchlight,světlo pochodně Zdeněk Brož |
torchlit
(encz) | torchlit,nasvícený loučí Zdeněk Brož |
torchwood family
(encz) | torchwood family, n: |
opistorchiáza
(czen) | opistorchiáza,opisthorchiasis Zdeněk Brož |
Flying torch
(gcide) | Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.]
Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
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Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
in continual alarm. --Farrow.
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid
evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
position.
Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and
Camp.
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the
thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of
masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The
word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
supporting arch.
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.
Flying doe (Zool.), a young female kangaroo.
Flying dragon.
(a) (Zool.) See Dragon, 6.
(b) A meteor. See under Dragon.
Flying Dutchman.
(a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
the seas till the day of judgment.
(b) A spectral ship.
Flying fish. (Zool.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.
Flying fox (Zool.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.
Flying frog (Zool.), either of two East Indian tree frogs
of the genus Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus
and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly
webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to
make very long leaps.
Flying gurnard (Zool.), a species of gurnard of the genus
Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large
pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
fish, but not for so great a distance.
Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is
Cephalacanthus volitans.
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing
jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine
weather.
Flying lemur. (Zool.) See Colugo.
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over
the course of a projected road, canal, etc.
Flying lizard. (Zool.) See Dragon, n. 6.
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the
air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- {Flying
mouse} (Zool.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm[ae]us), a
marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.
Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party
(Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an
enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zool.), one of several
species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and
Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral
folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar
squirrel (Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ({Belideus
ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel
petaurus} and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.),
the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire
of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by
means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with
earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object,
as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zool.) See
Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zool.), an oceanic
squid (Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. {Sthenoteuthis
Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to
leap out of the water with such force that it often falls
on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zool.) See
Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a
start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while
the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a
torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at
night.
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oxyacetylene torch
(gcide) | oxyacetylene torch \ox`y*a*cet"yl*ene torch"\, n.
A torch designed to mix oxygen and actylene at its tip, to
create a very hot flame for welding, cutting steel, and other
metal working.
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Torch
(gcide) | flashlight \flash"light`\ n.
a portable battery-powered electric lamp, small enough to be
held in one hand; -- it is most commonly cylindrical, but
other forms are also made. It is called in Britain a torch
Syn: torch.
[WordNet 1.5]Torch \Torch\ (t[^o]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch,
rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere,
tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher
to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist,
OF. torse a torse. Cf. Torture.]
A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as
of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp
giving a large, flaring flame.
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They light the nuptial torch. --Milton.
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Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under Thistle.
[1913 Webster]Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,
anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and
hig-taper.
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Torch race
(gcide) | Torch race \Torch race\
A race by men carrying torches, as in ancient Greece.
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Torch singer
(gcide) | Torch singer \Torch" sing`er\, n.
one who sings torch songs.
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Torch song
(gcide) | Torch song \Torch" song`\, n.
a popular song with a sentimental theme of unrequited love or
other form of unhappiness.
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Torch thistle
(gcide) | Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to
D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,
Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those
of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name
is often also applied to other prickly plants.
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Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it
was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
venomous creatures.
Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large
thistle of neglected pastures.
Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but
introduced into the United States from Canada.
Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium.
Fuller's thistle, the teasel.
Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe,
Melon, etc.
Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the
Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
involucre.
Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national
emblems of Scotland.
Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus.
Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle.
Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.
Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus
Cereus. See Cereus.
Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus.
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Thistle bird (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or
yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of
its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
Goldfinch.
Thistle butterfly (Zool.), a handsomely colored American
butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon
thistles; -- called also painted lady.
Thistle cock (Zool.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza
militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James
I., worth four shillings.
Thistle finch (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its
fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
mouth.
[1913 Webster]Torch \Torch\ (t[^o]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch,
rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere,
tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher
to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist,
OF. torse a torse. Cf. Torture.]
A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as
of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp
giving a large, flaring flame.
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They light the nuptial torch. --Milton.
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Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under Thistle.
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Torchbearer
(gcide) | Torchbearer \Torch"bear`er\, n.
One whose office it is to carry a torch.
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Torcher
(gcide) | Torcher \Torch"er\, n.
One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Torchlight
(gcide) | Torchlight \Torch"light`\, n.
The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a
torchlight procession.
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Torchon lace
(gcide) | Torchon lace \Tor"chon lace`\ [F. torchon a kind of coarse
napkin.]
a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread;
also, a similar lace made by machinery.
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Torchon paper
(gcide) | Torchon paper \Tor"chon pa"per\ [F. papier torchon.]
Paper with a rough surface; esp., handmade paper of great
hardness for the use of painters in water colors.
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Torchwood
(gcide) | Torchwood \Torch"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera,
Amyris Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.
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Torchwort
(gcide) | Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,
anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and
hig-taper.
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Water torch
(gcide) | Water torch \Wa"ter torch`\ (Bot.)
The common cat-tail (Typha latifolia), the spike of which
makes a good torch soaked in oil. --Dr. Prior.
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blowtorch
(wn) | blowtorch
n 1: a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
[syn: blowtorch, torch, blowlamp] |
cryptorchidism
(wn) | cryptorchidism
n 1: failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as
the male fetus develops [syn: cryptorchidy,
cryptorchidism, cryptorchism] |
cryptorchidy
(wn) | cryptorchidy
n 1: failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as
the male fetus develops [syn: cryptorchidy,
cryptorchidism, cryptorchism] |
cryptorchism
(wn) | cryptorchism
n 1: failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as
the male fetus develops [syn: cryptorchidy,
cryptorchidism, cryptorchism] |
oxyacetylene torch
(wn) | oxyacetylene torch
n 1: a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene |
torch race
(wn) | torch race
n 1: (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner
to the next |
torch singer
(wn) | torch singer
n 1: a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch
songs |
torch song
(wn) | torch song
n 1: a popular song concerned with disappointment in love |
torchbearer
(wn) | torchbearer
n 1: a leader in a campaign or movement |
torchlight
(wn) | torchlight
n 1: light from a torch or torches |
torchwood family
(wn) | torchwood family
n 1: resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees [syn:
Burseraceae, family Burseraceae, torchwood family] |
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