HOYLE

Meaning of HOYLE in English

■ noun (in phr. according to ~ ) according to plan or the rules.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Edmond ~ (1672–1769), English writer on card games.

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HOYLE — biographical name Sir Fred 1915-2001 British astrophysicist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOYLE — I. ˈhȯil, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : a natural object (as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOYLE — /hoyl/ , n. 1. Edmond , 1672-1769, English authority and writer on card games. 2. Sir Fred , born 1915, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOYLE — n. Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), expert on card games, author of several card game manuals
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HOYLE — biographical name Sir Fred 1915-2001 British astrophysicist
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOYLE — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Edmond Hoyle died 1769 English writer on games Date: 1926 : an encyclopedia of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOYLE — [hoyle] n, often cap [Edmond Hoyle d. 1769 Eng. writer on games] (1906): an encyclopedia of the rules of indoor …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOYLE — Hoyle BrE AmE hɔɪ ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOYLE — n. øaccording to Hoyle adv. correctly, exactly. --adj. correct, exact. [E. Hoyle, Engl. writer on card-games d. 1769]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOYLE — n. according to Hoyle adv. correctly, exactly. adj. correct, exact. [ E. Hoyle, Engl. writer on card-games d. 1769 ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOYLE — n.Phrases and idioms: according to Hoyle adv. correctly, exactly. --adj. correct, exact. Etymology: E. Hoyle, Engl. writer on card-games d. …
Oxford English vocab
HOYLE — (1915–2001) an English astrophysicist (= scientist who studies the structure of stars, etc.). He developed theories on the origins of …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HOYLE — n. according to ~ ('according to the rules')
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
HOYLE — n. Pronunciation: ' ho ̇ i(- ə )l Function: noun Usage: often cap Etymology: Edmond Hoyle † 1769 English writer …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOYLE — n. Pronunciation: ' ho ̇ i(- ə )l Function: biographical name Sir Fred 1915-2001 Brit. astrophysicist
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOYLE, SIR FRED — born June 24, 1915, Bingley, Yorkshire, Eng. died Aug. 20, 2001, Bournemouth, Dorset British mathematician and astronomer. He was educated …
Английский словарь Британика
HOYLE, EDMOND — born 1671/72 died Aug. 29, 1769, London, Eng. British writer on card games. Hoyle wrote A Short Treatise on the …
Английский словарь Британика
HOYLE SHOOTING — noun Etymology: hoyle (I) : an archery pastime like roving except that the marks are always at short range
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACCORDING TO HOYLE — -ˈhȯil, -ȯi(ə)l phrasal Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Edmond Hoyle †1769 Eng. writer and authority on games, whose treatises, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACCORDING TO HOYLE — according to plan or the rules. → Hoyle
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOYLE, SIR FRED — born June 24, 1915, Bingley, Yorkshire, Eng. British mathematician and astronomer best known as the foremost proponent and defender of …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOYLE, EDMOND — born 1671/72 died Aug. 29, 1769, London, Eng. English writer, perhaps the first technical writer on card games. His writings …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOYLE, SIR FRED — born June 24, 1915, Bingley, Yorkshire, Eng. died Aug. 20, 2001, Bournemouth, Dorset British mathematician and astronomer. He was educated …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HOYLE, EDMOND — born 1671/72 died Aug. 29, 1769, London, Eng. British writer on card games. Hoyle wrote A Short Treatise on the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FRED HOYLE — ➡ Hoyle
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ACCORDING TO HOYLE — according to the rules, if we follow the rules According to Hoyle, it's your turn to deal the cards.
English Idioms vocab
ACCORDING TO HOYLE — according to the rules, if we follow the rules According to Hoyle, it's your turn to deal the cards.
English Idioms vocabulary
STEADY-STATE THEORY — Concept of an expanding universe whose average density remains constant, matter being continuously created throughout it to form new stars …
Английский словарь Британика
SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
Английский словарь Британика
MUSCLE — contractile tissue found in animals, the function of which is to produce motion. Movement, the intricate cooperation of muscle and …
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GOLD, THOMAS — born May 22, 1920, Vienna, Austria Austrian-born British astronomer who promulgated the steady-state theory of the universe, holding that, although …
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FOWLER, WILLIAM A. — born Aug. 9, 1911, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. died March 14, 1995, Pasadena, Calif. in full William Alfred Fowler American nuclear …
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BONDI, SIR HERMANN — born Nov. 1, 1919, Vienna, Austria British mathematician and cosmologist who, with Fred Hoyle and Thomas Gold, formulated the steady-state …
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