SHADOW PLAY

Meaning of SHADOW PLAY in English

a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.

Also called shadowgraph, shadow pantomime, shadow show, shadow theater .

[ 1890-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SHADOW PLAY — noun Date: circa 1890 a drama exhibited by throwing shadows of puppets or actors on a screen
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHADOW PLAY — noun also shadow pantomime or shadow show : a drama exhibited by throwing the shadows of invisible puppets or sometimes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHADOW PLAY — Date: circa 1890 : a drama exhibited by throwing shadows of puppets or actors on a screen — called also …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHADOW PLAY — Function: noun Date: circa 1890 : a drama exhibited by throwing shadows of puppets or actors on a screen ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHADOW PLAY — [shadow play] n (1895): a drama exhibited by throwing shadows of puppets or actors on a screen--called also shadow show
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHADOW PLAY — type of theatrical entertainment performed with puppets, probably originating in China and on the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHADOW PLAY — театр теней
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHADOW PLAY — Театр теней
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHADOW PLAY — театр теней
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHADOW PLAY — театр теней
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHADOW PLAY — театр теней
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHADOW PLAY — представление театра теней, театр теней
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHADOW PLAY — представление театра теней, театр теней
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHADOW PLAY — театр теней
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
SHADOW — I. ˈsha(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw, -_dō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduwe, sceadwe, oblique case …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHADOW — — shadower , n. — shadowless , adj. — shadowlike , adj. /shad"oh/ , n. 1. a dark figure or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHADOW — I. ˈsha-(ˌ)dō noun Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduw-, sceadu shade Date: before 12th century 1. : partial …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHADOW — noun a small degree; a shade. 2. shadow ·noun darkness; shade; obscurity. 3. shadow ·noun a spirit; a ghost; a …
Webster English vocab
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
SHADOW — [shad.ow] n [ME shadwe, fr. OE sceaduw-, sceadu shade] (bef. 12c) 1: partial darkness or obscurity within a part of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHADOW — shadow BrE AmE ˈʃæd əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ shadow|ed d ▷ shadow|ing ɪŋ ▷ shadow|s z ▶ ˌ shadow …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHADOW — / ˈʃædəʊ; NAmE -doʊ/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun DARK SHAPE 1. [ C ] the dark shape …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHADOW — I. shad ‧ ow 1 S3 W2 /ˈʃædəʊ $ -doʊ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ shadow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHADOW — n. & v. --n. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHADOW — n. & v. n. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHADOW — n. & v. --n. 1. shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
SHADOW — ( shadows, shadowing, shadowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A shadow …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHADOW — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHADOW — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHADOW — (SMALL AMOUNT) [noun] - a small amountThere isn't a shadow of doubt that you've made the right decision.There wasn't even …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHADOW — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dark , deep , dense , strong ▪ The house lay in dark ~. ▪ black …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHADOW — n. 25B6; noun he saw her shadow in the doorway : SILHOUETTE, outline, shape, contour, profile. he emerged from the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHADOW — n. 1 darkness, gloom, dimness, dusk, obscurity In the shadow I could make out the dim outline of a figure …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHADOW — 1. сущ. 1) тень beyond a shadow of a doubt ≈ выше всех сомнений to produce, throw a shadow ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHADOW — shadow.ogg 1. ʹʃædəʋ n 1. тень ( от предметов ) the shadow of the house of the tree - тень …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHADOW — 1) заслонять 2) отбрасывать тень 3) тень • shadow forming effect — островной эффект - line of shadow - shadow cone - shadow effect - shadow factor - shadow …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHADOW — shadow сущ.1) тень beyond a shadow of a doubt — вне всяких сомнений, без тени сомнения to produce, throw a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHADOW — 1. [ʹʃædəʋ] n 1. тень ( от предметов ) the ~ of the house [of the tree] - тень от …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHADOW — 1. ʹʃædəʋ n 1. тень ( от предметов ) the shadow of the house of the tree - тень от …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHADOW — 1. сущ. 1) тень прям. и перен. to be afraid of one's (own) shadow — бояться собственной тени to cast, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLAY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHADOW — 1. сущ. 1) тень прям. и перен. to be afraid of one's (own) shadow — бояться собственной тени to cast, produce, throw a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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