CISTA

Meaning of CISTA in English

noun

see cist II

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CHEST — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cest, cist ~, box, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē basket, hamper Date: …
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CESTA — noun Etymology: Spanish, literally, basket, from Latin cista box, basket Date: circa 1902 a narrow curved wicker basket used to …
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CIST — I. ˈsist, ˈkist noun also kist ˈk- ( -s ) Etymology: Welsh cist chest, from Latin cista — more at …
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CHEST — I. ˈchest noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cest, cist chest, box, basket, coffin; akin to …
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CISTUDO — siˈst(y)ü(ˌ)dō Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cista box + -udo (as in testudo tortoise) — more at chest , testudo …
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CISTERN — ˈsistə(r)n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista box, chest — …
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CHISTERA — chiˈsterə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Basque xistera basket, chistera, from Latin cistella, diminutive of cista box, chest, …
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CESTA — ˈsestə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, literally, basket, from Latin cista — more at chest : a narrow curved …
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CIST — cist 1 /sist/ , n. Class. Antiq. a box or chest, esp. for sacred utensils. [ 1795-1805; cista kíste CHEST …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEST — — chestful /chest"fool/ , n. /chest/ , n. 1. Anat. the trunk of the body from the neck to the …
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CESTA — /ses"teuh/ , n. Jai Alai. a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike …
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KIST — noun Etymology: Middle English kiste, from Old Norse kista, ultimately from Latin cista — more at chest Date: 14th century …
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CISTERN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin cisterna, from cista box, chest — more at chest Date: 13th century 1. : …
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CIST — noun Etymology: Welsh, chest, from Latin cista Date: 1804 : a neolithic or Bronze Age burial chamber typically lined with …
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CHEST — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cest, cist chest, box, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē basket, hamper Date: …
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CESTA — noun Etymology: Spanish, literally, basket, from Latin cista box, basket Date: circa 1902 : a narrow curved wicker basket used …
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CISTERN — ■ noun 1》 a water storage tank, especially as part of a flushing toilet. 2》 an underground reservoir for rainwater. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KIST — [kist] n [ME kiste, fr. ON kista, ultim. fr. L cista--more at chest] (14c) chiefly Scot & SoAfr: chest 1b
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CISTERN — [cis.tern] n [ME, fr. OF cisterne, fr. L cisterna, fr. cista box, chest--more at chest] (13c) 1: an artificial reservoir …
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CIST — [cist] n [W, chest, fr. L cista] (1804): a neolithic or Bronze Age burial chamber typically lined with stone
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CHEST — [chest] n [ME, fr. OE cest, cist chest, box, fr. L cista, fr. Gk kiste basket, hamper] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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CESTA — [ces.ta] n [Sp, lit., basket, fr. L cista box, basket] (ca. 1902): a narrow curved wicker basket used to catch …
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CISTERN — / ˈsɪstən; NAmE -tərn/ noun ( BrE ) a container in which water is stored in a building, especially one …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CISTERN — cis ‧ tern /ˈsɪstən $ -ərn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: cisterne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEST — chest S2 W3 /tʃest/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cest , from Latin cista 'box, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIST — n. Gk Antiq. a box used for sacred utensils. [L cista f. Gk kiste box]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIST — n. Gk Antiq. a box used for sacred utensils. [ L cista f. Gk kiste box ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIST — 1. n. (also kist) Archaeol. a coffin or burial-chamber made from stone or a hollowed tree. Etymology: Welsh, CHEST 2. …
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