DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE

Meaning of DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE in English

a nonsense poem (1877) by Edward Lear about an imaginary creature with a light on his nose to help him search at night for his lost love, a ‘Jumbly Girl’ with blue hands and green hair.

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WITH
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DONG
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DONG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Dong Qichang Dong Son culture Dong Zhongshu Dong nai River Dong Thap Muoi Viet …
Английский словарь Британика
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOSE — I. ˈnōz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old English nasu nose, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DONG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUMINOUS — ˈlümənəs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin luminosus full of light, from lumin-, lumen light + -osus -ose — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUMINOUS — (a.) Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind.
Английский словарь Webster
LUMINOUS — (a.) Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.
Английский словарь Webster
LUMINOUS — (a.) Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Английский словарь Webster
LUMINOUS — ( a. ) Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LUMINOUS — ( a. ) Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LUMINOUS — ( a. ) Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOSE — — noseless , adj. — noselike , adj. /nohz/ , n. , v. , nosed, nosing . n. 1. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LUMINOUS — — luminously , adv. — luminousness , n. /looh"meuh neuhs/ , adj. 1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright. 2. …
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DONG
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DONG — n. deep ringing sound of a bell
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NOSE — I. ˈnōz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old High German nasa nose, Latin nasus Date: …
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LUMINOUS — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin luminosus, from lumin-, lumen Date: 15th century 1. a. : emitting or reflecting usually …
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NOSE — noun the power of smelling; hence, scent. 2. nose ·vi to pry officiously into what does not concern one. 3. …
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LUMINOUS — adj enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind. 2. luminous ·adj illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many …
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Concise Oxford English vocab
NOSE — [nose] n [ME, fr. OE nosu; akin to OHG nasa nose, L nasus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the part of …
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DONG
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LUMINOUS — luminous BrE AmE ˈluːm ɪn əs ˈljuːm-, -ən- ▷ luminous|ly li ▷ luminous|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DONG — dong BrE AmE dɒŋ AmE dɑːŋ dɔːŋ ▷ donged dɒŋd AmE dɑːŋd dɔːŋd ▷ donging ˈdɒŋ ɪŋ AmE ˈdɑːŋ ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NOSE — / nəʊz; NAmE noʊz/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the face that sticks …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUMINOUS — / ˈluːmɪnəs; NAmE / adjective 1. shining in the dark; giving out light : luminous paint luminous hands on a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOSE — I. nose 1 S2 W2 /nəʊz $ noʊz/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nosu ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LUMINOUS — lu ‧ mi ‧ nous /ˈluːmənəs, ˈluːmɪnəs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: luminosus , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOSE — n. & v. --n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LUMINOUS — adj. 1 full of or shedding light; radiant, bright, shining. 2 phosphorescent, visible in darkness (luminous paint). 3 (esp. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DONG — n. the chief monetary unit of Vietnam. [Vietnamese]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DONG — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make the deep sound of a large bell. 2 tr. Austral. & NZ colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOSE — n. & v. n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LUMINOUS — adj. 1 full of or shedding light; radiant, bright, shining. 2 phosphorescent, visible in darkness (luminous paint). 3 (esp. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DONG — n. the chief monetary unit of Vietnam. [ Vietnamese ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DONG — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make the deep sound of a large bell. 2 tr. Austral. & NZ colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOSE — n. & v. --n. 1. an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
Oxford English vocab
LUMINOUS — adj.1 full of or shedding light; radiant, bright, shining. 2 phosphorescent, visible in darkness (luminous paint). 3 (esp. of a …
Oxford English vocab
DONG — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. intr. make the deep sound of a large bell. 2 tr. Austral. & NZ …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOSE — ( noses, nosing, nosed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your nose …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUMINOUS — Something that is luminous shines or glows in the dark. The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to …
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NOSE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LUMINOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB as ▪ The companion is a B-type star, 400 times as luminous as the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LUMINOUS — [adjective] - producing or reflecting bright light (esp. in the dark)You should always wear luminous clothing when riding a bicycle …
Cambridge English vocab
NOSE — (BODY PART), [slang] snout [noun] [C] - the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth through which …
Cambridge English vocab
DONG — n. Dong Qichang Dong Son culture Dong Zhongshu Dong nai River Dong Thap Muoi Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DONG
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NOSE — See: COUNT HEADS or COUNT NOSES, CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE, FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE, GO INTO A …
Slang English vocab
DONG
Slang English vocab
NOSE — As plain as the nose on your face; evidently to be seen. He is led by the nose; he is …
Slang English vocab
NOSE — n. 25B6; noun a punch on the nose : snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk; informal beak, conk, snoot, schnozzle, hooter, sniffer. …
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DONG — n (vulg) пение, половой член
Dirty English-Russian vocab
LUMINOUS — adj. 1 shiny, shining, bright, brilliant, lighted (up), lit (up), illuminated, radiant, alight, resplendent, lustrous, gleaming, shimmering, glistening, sparkling, dazzling, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NOSE — See: COUNT HEADS or COUNT NOSES, CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE, FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE, GO INTO A …
Словарь английских идиом
WITH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) нос to pick one's nose ≈ ковырять в носу to speak through one's nose ≈ гнусавить, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LUMINOUS — прил. 1) а) светящийся the luminous dial on the clock ≈ светящийся циферблат часов one of the most luminous stars …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DONG — сущ. донг (национальная валюта Вьетнама; равен 100 хао или 100 су) звук колокола, "дон" звучать (о колоколе)
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DONG — Хвост
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