■ noun
1》 a heavy iron block on which metal can be hammered and shaped.
2》 the horizontally extended upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud.
3》 Anatomy another term for incus .
Origin
OE anfilte , from the Gmc base of on + a verbal stem meaning 'beat'.
■ noun
1》 a heavy iron block on which metal can be hammered and shaped.
2》 the horizontally extended upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud.
3》 Anatomy another term for incus .
Origin
OE anfilte , from the Gmc base of on + a verbal stem meaning 'beat'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004