PICKWICK

Meaning of PICKWICK in English

n. main character of Charles Dickens' novel "The Pickwick Papers"

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

PICKWICK — /pik"wik/ , n. a picklike implement for catching up and raising a short wick of an oil lamp. [ 1860-65; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKWICK — n. small instrument used to grasp and pull up the wick of an oil lamp
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PICKWICK — Pickwick BrE AmE ˈpɪk wɪk ▶ ˌ Pickwick ˈ Papers AmE \ ˈ•• ˌ•• BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PICKWICK — Pick ‧ wick, Mr /ˈpɪkwɪk/ BrE AmE the main character in the book The Pickwick Papers by Charles ↑ dickens …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PICKWICK PAPERS, THE — ( The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club ) a novel (1837) by Charles Dickens.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKWICK, MR — Pick ‧ wick, Mr /ˈpɪkwɪk/ BrE AmE the main character in the book The Pickwick Papers by Charles ↑ dickens …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PICKWICK PAPERS — ˌPickwick ˈPapers, The BrE AmE (1836–37) a book by Charles ↑ dickens about the adventures of the members of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PICKWICK PAPERS, THE — ˌPickwick ˈPapers, The BrE AmE (1836–37) a book by Charles ↑ dickens about the adventures of the members of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PICKWICK PAPERS — a novel (1837) by Charles Dickens , the full title of which is The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
WELLERISM — noun Etymology: Sam Weller, witty servant of Mr. Pickwick in the story Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens Date: 1839 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PICKWICKIAN — adjective Etymology: Samuel Pickwick, character in the novel Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens Date: 1836 marked by simplicity and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WELLERISM — ˈweləˌrizəm noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sam Weller, witty servant of Mr. Pickwick in the story Pickwick …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICKWICKIAN — (ˈ)pik|wikēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Samuel Pickwick, benevolent and simple-minded character in the novel Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICKWICKIAN SYNDROME — Pathol. an abnormality characterized by extreme obesity accompanied by sleepiness, hypoventilation, and polycythemia. Also, Pickwick syndrome . [ 1955-60; named …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKWICKIAN — — Pickwickianly , adv. /pik wik"ee euhn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Mr. Pickwick, central character …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKWICKIAN — adj. generous and naive, characterized by simplicity and generosity; not literal, not typical in meaning; strange, abnormal (named after a …
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WELLERISM — noun Etymology: Sam Weller, witty servant of Mr. Pickwick in the story Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens Date: 1839 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PICKWICKIAN — adjective Etymology: Samuel Pickwick, character in the novel Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens Date: 1836 1. : marked by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PICKWICKIAN — [ pɪk'wɪkɪən ] ■ adjective of or like Mr Pickwick in Dickens's Pickwick Papers , especially in being jovial, plump, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WELLERISM — [Wel.ler.ism] n [Sam Weller, witty servant of Mr. Pickwick in the story Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens] (1839): an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PICKWICKIAN — [Pick.wick.ian] adj [Samuel Pickwick, character in the novel Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens] (1836) 1: marked by simplicity and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SURTEES, ROBERT SMITH — born , May 17, 1803, The Riding, Northumberland, Eng. died March 16, 1864, Brighton, Sussex novelist of the chase and …
Britannica English vocabulary
BROWNE, HABLOT KNIGHT — born June 15, 1815, Lambeth, near London died July 8, 1882, Brighton, East Sussex, Eng. pseudonym Phiz British artist, preeminent …
Britannica English vocabulary
WELLER, SAM — Weller, Sam BrE AmE a character in The Pickwick Papers by Charles ↑ Dickens . Sam is Mr Pickwick's servant, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WELLER — I. Wel ‧ ler, Paul /ˈweləʳ/ BrE AmE (1958–) a British singer and songwriter who was the singer with the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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