n. 1 a loud clamour or outcry. 2 hist. a a loud cry raised for the pursuit of a wrongdoer. b a proclamation for the capture of a criminal.
[ AF hu e cri f. OF hu outcry (f. huer shout) + e and + cri cry ]
n. 1 a loud clamour or outcry. 2 hist. a a loud cry raised for the pursuit of a wrongdoer. b a proclamation for the capture of a criminal.
[ AF hu e cri f. OF hu outcry (f. huer shout) + e and + cri cry ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012