CURATE'S EGG

Meaning of CURATE'S EGG in English

Brit.

something that is partly good and partly bad. [from a cartoon in Punch (1895) depicting a meek curate who, given a stale egg when dining with the bishop, assures his host that ‘parts of it are excellent’.]

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CURATE'S EGG — noun Etymology: from the story of a curate who was given a stale egg by his bishop and declared that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CURATE'S EGG — ¦kyu̇rə̇ts¦ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from a cartoon in the weekly Punch depicting a curate who was given a stale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURATE'S EGG — Brit. something discreetly declared to be partly good but in fact thoroughly bad. [ after a cartoon by G. du …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURATE'S EGG — Etymology: from the story of a curate who was given a stale egg by his bishop and declared that parts …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURATE'S EGG — Function: noun Etymology: from the story of a curate who was given a stale egg by his bishop and declared …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CURATE'S EGG — [curate's egg] n [fr. the story of a curate who was given a stale egg by his bishop and declared …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CURATE'S EGG — и плохое и хорошее - the * of a book в книге есть кое-что удачное
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CURATE'S EGG — и плохое и хорошее the curate's egg of a book - в книге есть кое-что удачное
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CURATE'S EGG — ≅ и плохое и хорошее the ~ of a book - в книге есть кое-что удачное
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CURATE'S EGG — и плохое и хорошее the curate's egg of a book - в книге есть кое-что удачное
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CURATE'S EGG — ( что-либо, имеющее как положительные, так и отрицательные свойства )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CURATE'S EGG — (что-либо, имеющее как положительные, так и отрицательные свойства)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CURATE'S EGG — и плохое и хорошее - the * of a book в книге есть кое-что удачное
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CURATE — sub-paroco, vicario
English interlingue dictionary
CURATE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin curatus, from cura cure of souls, from Latin, care Date: 14th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EGG — I. ˈeg, ˈāg transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English eggen, from Old Norse eggja, from egg edge of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURATE — I. ˈkyu̇rə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English curat, from Medieval Latin curatus, from cura cure of souls (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURATE — (n.) One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assists a …
Английский словарь Webster
CURATE — ( n. ) One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EGG — egg 1 — eggless , adj. — eggy , adj. /eg/ , n. 1. the roundish reproductive body produced by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURATE — — curatic /kyoo rat"ik/ , curatical , adj. — curateship , n. n. /kyoor"it/ ; v. /kyoo rayt", kyoor"ayt/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURATE — n. clergyman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EGG — I. ˈeg, ˈāg transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse eggja; akin to Old English ecg edge — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURATE — I. ˈkyu̇r-ət also ˈkyu̇r-ˌāt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin curatus, from cura cure of souls, from Latin, care …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURATE — noun one who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to one who assists a …
Webster English vocab
CURATE — ~ 1 [ 'kjʊərət ] ■ noun (also assistant ~ ) a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EGG — [egg] vt [ME, fr. ON eggja; akin to OE ecg edge--more at edge] (13c): to incite to action--usu. used with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CURATE — [cu.rate] n [ME, fr. ML curatus, fr. cura cure of souls, fr. L, care] (14c) 1: a clergyman in charge …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EGG
Britannica English vocabulary
EGG — egg BrE AmE eɡ ▷ egged eɡd ▷ egging ˈeɡ ɪŋ ▷ eggs eɡz ▶ ˌ egg and ˈ spoon …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CURATE — I cur|ate verb BrE AmE kju ə ˈr|eɪt ˈkjʊr |eɪt ▷ cur|ated eɪt ɪd -əd AmE eɪt̬ əd ▷ cur|ates …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EGG — / eg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a small oval object with a thin …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURATE — / ˈkjʊərət; NAmE ˈkjʊrət/ noun ( in the Anglican Church ) an assistant to a vicar (= a priest, who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EGG — I. egg 1 S1 W2 /eɡ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ] 1 . BIRD …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CURATE — cu ‧ rate /ˈkjʊərət, ˈkjʊərɪt $ ˈkjʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EGG — n. 1 a the spheroidal reproductive body produced by females of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish, etc., enclosed in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CURATE — n. 1 a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a parish priest. 2 archaic an ecclesiastical pastor. øcurate-in-charge …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EGG — n. 1 a the spheroidal reproductive body produced by females of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish, etc., enclosed in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CURATE — n. 1 a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a parish priest. 2 archaic an ecclesiastical pastor. curate-in-charge …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EGG — 1. n.1 a the spheroidal reproductive body produced by females of animals such as birds, reptiles, fish, etc., enclosed in …
Oxford English vocab
CURATE — n.1 a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a parish priest. 2 archaic an ecclesiastical pastor. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
EGG — ( eggs, egging, egged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. An egg …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURATE — The noun is pronounced /kjʊərət/. The verb is pronounced /kjʊreɪt/. ( curated) 1. A curate is a clergyman in the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURATE — (~d) 1. A ~ is a clergyman in the Anglican Church who helps the priest. N-COUNT 2. If an exhibition …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EGG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird lays its eggs ▪ The bird lays a single egg on the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CURATE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He entered Chichester Theological College and later became a curate in Lincolnshire. ▪ He looks …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EGG — (FOOD) [noun] - the oval or rounded object with a hard shell which is produced by female birds, esp. chickens, …
Cambridge English vocab
CURATE — [noun] [C] - a priest of the lowest rank, esp. in the Church of England, whose job is to help …
Cambridge English vocab
CURATE — Synonyms and related words : DD, Doctor of Divinity, Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, Holy Joe, abbe, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EGG — See: BAD EGG, GOOD EGG, KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG, LAY AN EGG, PUT ALL ONE'S EGGS …
Slang English vocab
CURATE — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
EGG — noun 1 of birds/as food ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ bad , rotten ▪ free-range , organic ▪ chicken , duck …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CURATE — verb Curate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ exhibit , ↑ exhibition
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CURATE — викарий; второй священник прихода; младший приходский священник (ср. (vicar), (rector) II)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
EGG — See: BAD EGG, GOOD EGG, KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG, LAY AN EGG, PUT ALL ONE'S EGGS …
Словарь английских идиом
CURATE — acuter
Anagrams English vocabulary
EGG — I сущ. 1) яйцо to boil eggs ≈ варить яйца to beat eggs ≈ взбивать яйца to candle eggs ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CURATE — сущ. викарий, исправляющий должность священника викарий, второй священник прихода; младший приходский священник curate викарий, исправляющий должность священника ~ викарий ~ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EGG — egg.ogg _I 1. eg n 1. яйцо goose's hen's eggs - гусиные куриные яйца hard-boiled egg - яйцо вкрутую, крутое …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CURATE — curate.ogg ʹkjʋ(ə)rıt n викарий, второй священник прихода; младший приходский священник
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EGG — I egg сущ.1) яйцо to boil eggs — варить яйца beat eggs — амер. взбивать яйца candle eggs — проверять …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EGG — _I 1. eg n 1. яйцо goose's hen's eggs - гусиные куриные яйца hard-boiled egg - яйцо вкрутую, крутое яйцо …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EGG — I eɡ сущ. 1) яйцо to boil eggs — варить яйца beat eggs — амер. взбивать яйца candle eggs — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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