IRON HAND IN A VELVET GLOVE

Meaning of IRON HAND IN A VELVET GLOVE in English

strength hidden by softness

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

VELVET — Fabric having a short, dense pile, used in clothing and upholstery. Velvet is made in the pile weave (see weaving …
Английский словарь Британика
IRON — I Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Fe, atomic number 26. Iron is the …
Английский словарь Британика
GLOVE — Covering for the hand with separate sections for the fingers and the thumb, usually extending over the wrist or part …
Английский словарь Британика
VELVET — I. ˈvelvə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English veluet, velvet, from Middle French velu shaggy (from — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRON — I. ˈī(ə)rn, ˈīən sometimes chiefly for the sake of the meter in a line of poetry ˈīrən noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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HAND
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GLOVE — I. ˈgləv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English glōf; akin to Old Norse glōfi glove; both …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VELVET — (v. t.) To make like, or cover with, velvet.
Английский словарь Webster
VELVET — (v. i.) To pain velvet.
Английский словарь Webster
VELVET — (a.) Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
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GLOVE — (v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a glove.
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GLOVE — (n.) A boxing glove.
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VELVET — ( a. ) Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VELVET — /vel"vit/ , n. 1. a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRON — — ironless , adj. — ironlike , adj. /uy"euhrn/ , n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely …
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HAND
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GLOVE — — gloveless , adj. — glovelike , adj. /gluv/ , n. , v. , gloved, gloving . n. 1. a …
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VELVET — adj. soft like velvet, resembling velvet; made of velvet
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VELVET — I. ˈvel-vət noun Etymology: Middle English veluet, velvet, from Anglo-French, from velu shaggy, soft, velvety, from Vulgar Latin * villutus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRON — I. ˈī(-ə)rn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before …
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HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
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GLOVE — I. ˈgləv noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English glōf; akin to Old Norse glōfi glove Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VELVET — vi to pain velvet. 2. velvet ·vt to make like, or cover with, velvet. 3. velvet ·adj made of velvet; …
Webster English vocab
IRON — noun rude; hard; harsh; severe. 2. iron ·noun fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles. 3. iron ·noun inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron …
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HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
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GLOVE — noun a boxing glove. 2. glove ·vt to cover with, or as with, a glove. 3. glove ·noun a cover …
Webster English vocab
VELVET — [vel.vet] n [ME veluet, velvet, fr. MF velu shaggy, fr. (assumed) VL villutus, fr. L villus shaggy hair; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IRON — [iron] n [ME, fr. OE isern, iren; akin to OHG isarn iron] (bef. 12c) 1: a heavy malleable ductile magnetic …
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HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
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GLOVE — [glove] n [ME, fr. OE glof; akin to ON glofi glove] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a covering for the hand …
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GLOVE — covering for the hand with separate sections for the fingers and thumb, and sometimes extending over the wrist or part …
Britannica English vocabulary
VELVET — velvet BrE AmE ˈvelv ɪt § \ -ət ▷ velvet|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GLOVE — glove BrE AmE ɡlʌv ▷ gloved ɡlʌvd ▷ gloves ɡlʌvz ▷ gloving ˈɡlʌv ɪŋ ▶ ˈ glove com ˌ partment …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VELVET — / ˈvelvɪt; NAmE / noun [ U ] a type of cloth made from silk, cotton or nylon , with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — / ˈaɪən; NAmE ˈaɪərn/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun METAL 1. [ U ] ( symb Fe ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — I. i ‧ ron 1 S2 W3 /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: isern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLOVE — glove S3 /ɡlʌv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: glof ] 1 . a piece of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VELVET — n. & adj. --n. 1 a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, etc., with a thick short pile on one …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLOVE — n. & v. --n. 1 a covering for the hand, of wool, leather, cotton, etc., worn esp. for protection against …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VELVET — n. & adj. n. 1 a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, etc., with a thick short pile on one …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IRON — n., adj., & v. n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLOVE — n. & v. n. 1 a covering for the hand, of wool, leather, cotton, etc., worn esp. for protection against …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VELVET — n. & adj. --n. 1. a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, etc., with a thick short pile on one …
Oxford English vocab
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
GLOVE — n. & v. --n. 1. a covering for the hand, of wool, leather, cotton, etc., worn esp. for protection against …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VELVET — ( velvets) Velvet is soft material made from cotton, silk, or nylon, which has a thick layer of short cut …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — ( irons, ironing, ironed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Iron is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLOVE — ( gloves) 1. Gloves are pieces of clothing which cover your hands and wrists and have individual sections for each …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VELVET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a silk/cotton/velvet etc dress ▪ Ellie chose a green silk dress. velvet/net/lace etc curtains (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IRON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tablet ▪ She's on iron tablets for her anaemia. a stone/wooden/iron …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLOVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fit...like a glove (= fit you very well ) ▪ I know this dress is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VELVET — [noun] [U] - a cloth usually woven from silk or cotton with a thick soft furry surfaceShe kept the necklace …
Cambridge English vocab
IRON — n. magnetic iron ore iron pyrite bog iron ore cast iron Iron Act Iron Age Iron Curtain iron deficiency anemia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
GLOVE — See: FIT LIKE A GLOVE, HAND IN GLOVE or HAND AND GLOVE, HANDLE WITH GLOVES.
Slang English vocab

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