GENEVA BANDS

Meaning of GENEVA BANDS in English

■ plural noun two white cloth strips attached to the collar of some Protestants' clerical dress.

Origin

from Geneva in Switzerland, where orig. worn by Calvinists.

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GENEVA BANDS — noun plural Etymology: Geneva, Switzerland; from their use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva Date: 1636 two strips of white …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GENEVA BANDS — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized G : clerical bands consisting of two narrow strips of white cloth hanging down from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENEVA BANDS — two bands or pendent stripes made usually of white lawn and worn at the throat as part of clerical garb, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENEVA BANDS — noun plural Etymology: Geneva, Switzerland; from their use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva Date: 1636 : two strips of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENEVA BANDS — Pronunciation: j ə - ' n ē -v ə - Function: noun plural Etymology: Geneva, Switzerland; from their use by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GENEVA BANDS — [Ge.ne.va bands] n pl [Geneva, Switzerland; fr. their use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva] (1882): two strips of white …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GENEVA BANDS — n.pl. two white cloth strips attached to the collar of some Protestants' clerical dress. [Geneva in Switzerland, where orig. worn …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GENEVA BANDS — n.pl. two white cloth strips attached to the collar of some Protestants' clerical dress. [ Geneva in Switzerland, where orig. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GENEVA BANDS — n.pl. two white cloth strips attached to the collar of some Protestants' clerical dress. Etymology: Geneva in Switzerland, where orig. …
Oxford English vocab
GENEVA — Geneva npr Geneva
Interlingua English vocab
GENEVA — or French Genève or German Genf geographical name canton SW Switzerland area 109 square miles (282 square kilometers ), population …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GENEVA — I French Genève German Genf Italian Ginevra City (pop., 2001 est.: urban agglom., 464,000), capital of Geneva canton, southwestern Switzerland. …
Английский словарь Британика
GENEVA — I. jə̇ˈnēvə adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Geneva, Switzerland : of or from the city of Geneva, Switzerland : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BANDS — plural of band present third singular of band
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENEVA — (n.) A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries; -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.
Английский словарь Webster
GENEVA — (n.) The chief city of Switzerland.
Английский словарь Webster
GENEVA — ( n. ) The chief city of Switzerland.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GENEVA — ( n. ) A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries; -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GENEVA — /jeuh nee"veuh/ , n. 1. a city in and the capital of the canton of Geneva, in SW Switzerland, on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENEVA — /jeuh nee"veuh/ , n. Hollands. [ 1700-10; genever genevre juniperus JUNIPER ]
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BANDS — n. two strips that hang from the front of a collar of formal clothes of certain clerics or scholars and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GENEVA — geographical name or French Ge·nève zhə-ˈnev ; or German Genf ˈgenf 1. canton SW Switzerland area 109 square miles (282 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENEVA — noun the chief city of switzerland. 2. geneva ·noun a strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries; made in …
Webster English vocab
BANDS — a collar with two hanging strips, worn by certain lawyers, clerics, and academics as part of their formal dress. → …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GENEVA — French Genve, German GenfItalian Ginevra city, capital of Genve canton, in the far southwestern corner of Switzerland that juts into …
Britannica English vocabulary
GENEVA — Geneva BrE AmE dʒə ˈniːv ə dʒɪ- ▶ Ge ˌ neva con ˈ vention BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GENEVA — Ge ‧ ne ‧ va /dʒəˈniːvə/ BrE AmE a city in Switzerland which is the main base for the ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GENEVA — n. Hollands gin. [Du. genever f. OF genevre f. L juniperus, with assim. to the place name Geneva]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GENEVA — n. Hollands gin. [ Du. genever f. OF genevre f. L juniperus, with assim. to the place name Geneva ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GENEVA — n. Hollands gin. Etymology: Du. genever f. OF genevre f. L juniperus, with assim. to the place name Geneva
Oxford English vocab
GENEVA — Convention [noun] [U] - the Geneva Convention an agreement accepted by most countries of the world which establishes standards for …
Cambridge English vocab
GENEVA — n. Geneva Conventions Geneva Summit Geneva Lake Geneva University of Geneva Protocol
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GENEVA — n. French Genève German Genf Italian Ginevra City (pop., 2001 est.: urban agglom., 464,000), capital of Geneva canton, southwestern Switzerland. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BANDS — полотняные ленточки (две свободно свисающие белые полоски из полотна, кот. заканчивается воротник священника, судьи и форма учащихся некоторых учебных заведений)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BANDS — See band .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
GENEVA — сущ. джин, можжевеловая настойка, водка джин, можжевеловая настойка или водка geneva джин, можжевеловая настойка, водка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENEVA — сущ.; геогр. г. Женева Geneva stop тех. мальтийский крест
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BANDS — Полосы(зоны)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BANDS — Группы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GENEVA — n геогр. 1. г. Женева 2. : Lake of Geneva - Женевское озеро
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GENEVA — n геогр. 1. г. Женева 2. : Lake of Geneva - Женевское озеро
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GENEVA — сущ. ; геогр. 1) Женева ( город в Швейцарии, на берегу Женевского озера ) 2) = Lake Geneva, = Geneva …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GENEVA — сущ.; геогр. 1) Женева (город в Швейцарии, на берегу Женевского озера) 2) - Lake Geneva, - Geneva Lake Женевское озеро (озеро в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GENEVA — сокр. от GenRad Extended VXIbus Architecture расширенная архитектура шины VXIbus фирмы GenRad; шина Geneva
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
GENEVA — сокр. от GenRad Extended VXIbus Architecture расширенная архитектура шины VXIbus фирмы GenRad; шина Geneva
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
BANDS — банты– полосы парусины, пришиваемые параллельно нижней шкаторине для укрепления паруса в наиболее напряжённых местах.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
BANDS — сущ. банты – полосы парусины, пришиваемые параллельно нижней шкаторине для укрепления паруса в наиболее напряжённых местах.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
BANDS — полотняные ленточки (две свободно свисающие белые полоски из полотна, кот. заканчивается воротник священника, судьи и форма учащихся некоторых учебных заведений)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
GENEVA — сущ. джин, можжевеловая настойка, водка джин, можжевеловая настойка или водка geneva джин, можжевеловая настойка, водка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BANDS — Полосы(зоны)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENEVA — сущ.; геогр. г. Женева Geneva stop тех. мальтийский крест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAND — I. ˈband, -aa(ə)- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English band, bond, from Old Norse band; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAND — band 1 /band/ , n. 1. a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; …
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