CIGAR-STORE INDIAN

Meaning of CIGAR-STORE INDIAN in English

n. phr. A wooden statue of an Indian which in the past was placed in front of a cigar store. A cigar store Indian used to mean a cigar store in the same way a barber pole still means a barber shop.

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CIGAR-STORE INDIAN — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun Usage: usually capitalized I : a wooden effigy of an American Indian at a cigar-store door
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIGAR-STORE INDIAN — /si gahr"stawr', -stohr'/ a wooden statue of an American Indian, traditionally displayed at the entrance of cigar stores. [ 1925-30 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIGAR-STORE INDIAN — {n. phr.} A wooden statue of an Indian which in the past was placed in front of a cigar store. …
Slang English vocab
CIGAR-STORE INDIAN — {n. phr.} A wooden statue of an Indian which in the past was placed in front of a cigar store. …
Словарь английских идиом
INDIAN — adj Indian (1. of or pertaining to India; 2. pertaining to the American Indians); Oceano Indian Indian Ocean
Interlingua English vocab
CIGAR — cigarre. ~CASE: cigarriere. ~HOLDER: porta-cigarre, cigarriero
English interlingue dictionary
CIGAR — tustus
English-Visayan vocabulary
CIGAR — noun Etymology: Spanish ~ro Date: 1730 a small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INDIAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Indian American Indian languages American Indian religions North American Indian religions South Indian …
Английский словарь Британика
CIGAR — Cylindrical roll of tobacco for smoking, consisting of cut tobacco filler formed in a binder leaf and with a wrapper …
Английский словарь Британика
STORE — I. ˈstō(ə)r, ˈstȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English storen, from Old French estorer to construct, restore, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INDIAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIGAR — noun also se·gar sə̇ˈgär, -gȧ(r sometimes ˈsiˌg-, chiefly substand ˈsēˌg- ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish cigarro, perhaps of Mayan origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INDIAN — (a.) Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like.
Английский словарь Webster
INDIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
Английский словарь Webster
CIGAR — (n.) A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.
Английский словарь Webster
INDIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INDIAN — ( a. ) Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CIGAR — ( n. ) A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORE — — storer , n. /stawr, stohr/ , n. , v. , stored, storing , adj. n. 1. an establishment where …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INDIAN — /in"dee euhn/ , n. 1. Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American . a member of the aboriginal people …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIGAR — — cigarless , adj. — cigarlike , adj. /si gahr"/ , n. 1. a more or less cylindrical roll of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIGAR — n. large cylindrical roll of dried tobacco (for smoking)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
INDIAN — adj. of or pertaining to India, of Indian origin; of or pertaining to Native American Indians, of Native American origin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
INDIAN — n. resident of India, one of Indian origin; member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting North and South America …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STORE — I. ˈstȯr transitive verb ( stored ; stor·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estorer to establish, restore, supply, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INDIAN — -jən or -din noun Date: 14th century 1. a. : a native or inhabitant of India or of the East …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIGAR — noun Etymology: Spanish cigarro Date: 1730 : a small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORE — adj accumulated; hoarded. 2. store ·vt any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or retail; a shop. 3. …
Webster English vocab
INDIAN — noun a native or inhabitant of india. 2. indian ·adj made of maize or indian corn; as, indian corn, indian …
Webster English vocab
CIGAR — noun a small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.
Webster English vocab
CIGAR — ■ noun a cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking. Phrases close but no ~ N. Amer. informal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STORE — [store] vt stored ; stor.ing [ME, fr. OF estorer to construct, restore, store, fr. L instaurare to renew, restore] (13c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIGAR — [ci.gar] n [Sp cigarro] (1730): a small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INDIAN — [In.di.an] n (14c) 1 a: a native or inhabitant of India or of the East Indies b: a person of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIGAR — cylindrical roll of tobacco for smoking, consisting of cut tobacco filler formed in a binder leaf and with a wrapper …
Britannica English vocabulary
INDIAN — Indian BrE AmE ˈɪnd i‿ən ▷ Indian|s z ▶ ˌ Indian ˈ corn BrE AmE ▶ ˌ Indian ˈ ink …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CIGAR — cigar BrE AmE sɪ ˈɡɑː sə- AmE \ -ˈɡɑːr ▷ cigar|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STORE — / stɔː(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a large shop that sells many different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIGAR — / sɪˈgɑː(r); NAmE / noun a roll of dried tobacco leaves that people smoke, like a cigarette but bigger and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORE — I. store 1 S1 W1 /stɔː $ stɔːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . SHOP a place where goods are …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INDIAN — I. In ‧ di ‧ an 1 /ˈɪndiən/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3: Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: India ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIGAR — ci ‧ gar /sɪˈɡɑː $ -ˈɡɑːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: cigarro , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INDIAN — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a native or national of India. b a person of Indian descent. 2 (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIGAR — n. a cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking. [F cigare or Sp. cigarro]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIGAR — n. a cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking. [ F cigare or Sp. cigarro ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INDIAN — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of India. b a person of Indian descent. 2 (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIGAR — n. a cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking. Etymology: F cigare or Sp. cigarro
Oxford English vocab
INDIAN — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a native or national of India. b a person of Indian descent. 2 (in …
Oxford English vocab
STORE — ( stores, storing, stored) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A store …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INDIAN — ( Indians) 1. Indian means belonging or relating to India, or to its people or culture. ...the Indian government. ADJ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIGAR — ( cigars) Cigars are rolls of dried tobacco leaves which people smoke. He was sitting alone smoking a big cigar. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a charge/store card (= one that allows you to buy things from a particular …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INDIAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES American Indian an Indian/Thai etc curry (= made from Indian, Thai etc recipes ) French/Italian/Indian …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIGAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cigarette/cigar/tobacco smoke ▪ The air was thick with cigarette smoke. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORE — [noun] [C]A store is an amount of something which is being kept for future use.He's got an impressively large store …
Cambridge English vocab
CIGAR — [noun] [C] - a number of dried tobacco leaves rolled into a short stick, which people smokeHe enjoys an after-dinner …
Cambridge English vocab
INDIAN — n. American Indian American Indian languages American Indian Movement American Indian religions North American Indian religions South Indian People's Party …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STORE — Synonyms and related words : Indian reservation, acceptation, acception, accommodate, accumulate, accumulation, acquiescence, afford, aggregate, amass, archives, armory, arsenal, assemble, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INDIAN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORE — I. noun 1 place where you can buy things ⇨ See also ↑ shop ADJECTIVE ▪ big , large , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CIGAR — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fat ▪ expensive ▪ cheap ▪ lit , unlit ▪ Cuban … OF CIGARS ▪ box VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STORE — INDEX: 1. a shop 2. different types of shop 3. big shops 4. a lot of shops together in one …
Longman Activator English vocab
STORE — 1. сущ. 1) а) запас, резерв to have in store ≈ иметь наготове, про запас б) мн. запасы, припасы; имущество …
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