| slovo | definícia |
whittle
(encz) | whittle,ořezat v: Zdeněk Brož |
whittle
(encz) | whittle,ořezávat v: Zdeněk Brož |
whittle
(encz) | whittle,vyřezat v: slady |
Whittle
(gcide) | Whittle \Whit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whittled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whittling.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to
cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a
clasp knife or pocketknife.
[1913 Webster]
2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to
excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
"In vino veritas." When men are well whittled, their
tongues run at random. --Withals.
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Whittle
(gcide) | Whittle \Whit"tle\, v. i.
To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut
up a piece of wood with a knife.
[1913 Webster]
Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket
education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is
national. Americans must and will whittle. --Willis.
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Whittle
(gcide) | Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [AS. hw[imac]tel, from hwit white; akin
to Icel. hv[imac]till a white bed cover. See White.]
(a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in
the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or
shawl. --C. Kingsley.
(b) Same as Whittle shawl, below.
[1913 Webster]
Whittle shawl, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and
especially a white one.
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Whittle
(gcide) | Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [OE. thwitel, fr. AS. pw[imac]tan to cut.
Cf. Thwittle, Thwaite a piece of ground.]
A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. "A butcher's
whittle." --Dryden. "Rude whittles." -- Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose. --Betterton.
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whittle
(wn) | Whittle
n 1: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft
engine (1907-1996) [syn: Whittle, Frank Whittle, {Sir
Frank Whittle}]
v 1: cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of
wood" [syn: whittle, pare] |
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whittle away
(encz) | whittle away,ořezat v: Zdeněk Brožwhittle away,oslabit v: slady |
whittle down
(encz) | whittle down,ořezat v: Zdeněk Brožwhittle down,seřezávat v: Zdeněk Brožwhittle down,snížit v: slady |
whittled
(encz) | whittled,ořezal v: Zdeněk Brožwhittled,ořezaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
whittler
(encz) | whittler,ořezávač n: Zdeněk Brož |
Whittle
(gcide) | Whittle \Whit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whittled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whittling.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to
cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a
clasp knife or pocketknife.
[1913 Webster]
2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to
excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
"In vino veritas." When men are well whittled, their
tongues run at random. --Withals.
[1913 Webster]Whittle \Whit"tle\, v. i.
To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut
up a piece of wood with a knife.
[1913 Webster]
Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket
education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is
national. Americans must and will whittle. --Willis.
[1913 Webster]Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [AS. hw[imac]tel, from hwit white; akin
to Icel. hv[imac]till a white bed cover. See White.]
(a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in
the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or
shawl. --C. Kingsley.
(b) Same as Whittle shawl, below.
[1913 Webster]
Whittle shawl, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and
especially a white one.
[1913 Webster]Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [OE. thwitel, fr. AS. pw[imac]tan to cut.
Cf. Thwittle, Thwaite a piece of ground.]
A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. "A butcher's
whittle." --Dryden. "Rude whittles." -- Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose. --Betterton.
[1913 Webster] |
Whittle shawl
(gcide) | Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [AS. hw[imac]tel, from hwit white; akin
to Icel. hv[imac]till a white bed cover. See White.]
(a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in
the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or
shawl. --C. Kingsley.
(b) Same as Whittle shawl, below.
[1913 Webster]
Whittle shawl, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and
especially a white one.
[1913 Webster] |
Whittled
(gcide) | Whittle \Whit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whittled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whittling.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to
cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a
clasp knife or pocketknife.
[1913 Webster]
2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to
excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
"In vino veritas." When men are well whittled, their
tongues run at random. --Withals.
[1913 Webster] |
frank whittle
(wn) | Frank Whittle
n 1: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft
engine (1907-1996) [syn: Whittle, Frank Whittle, {Sir
Frank Whittle}] |
sir frank whittle
(wn) | Sir Frank Whittle
n 1: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft
engine (1907-1996) [syn: Whittle, Frank Whittle, {Sir
Frank Whittle}] |
whittle away
(wn) | whittle away
v 1: cut away in small pieces [syn: whittle away, {whittle
down}, wear away] |
whittle down
(wn) | whittle down
v 1: cut away in small pieces [syn: whittle away, {whittle
down}, wear away] |
whittler
(wn) | whittler
n 1: someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime) |
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