KEEP (OR SLEEP IN) A WHOLE SKIN

Meaning of KEEP (OR SLEEP IN) A WHOLE SKIN in English

keep ( or sleep in) a whole skin

archaic

escape being wounded or injured.

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Английский словарь Британика
WHOLE — I. ˈhōl, dial ˈhəl or with a vowel approaching ə adjective Etymology: Middle English hool healthy, unhurt, entire, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEEP — I. ˈslēp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English slep, slepe, from Old English slǣp; akin to Old High German …
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SKIN — I. ˈskin noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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WHOLE — — wholeness , n. /hohl/ , adj. 1. comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEEP — — sleepful , adj. — sleeplike , adj. /sleep/ , v. , slept, sleeping , n. v.i. 1. to take …
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SKIN — — skinlike , adj. /skin/ , n. , v. , skinned, skinning , adj. n. 1. the external covering or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
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WHOLE — I. ˈhōl adjective Etymology: Middle English hool healthy, unhurt, entire, from Old English hāl; akin to Old High German heil …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLEEP — I. ˈslēp noun Etymology: Middle English slepe, from Old English slǣp; akin to Old High German slāf sleep and perhaps …
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SKIN — I. ˈskin noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English scinn skin, Middle …
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KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHOLE — noun a regular combination of parts; a system. 2. whole ·adj possessing, or being in a state of, heath and …
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SLEEP — imp. of sleep. slept. 2. sleep ·vi to be dead; to lie in the grave. 3. sleep ·vt to be …
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SKIN — vi to become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. 2. skin ·noun a vessel made of skin, used …
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KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
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WHOLE — [whole] adj [ME hool healthy, unhurt, entire, fr. OE hal; akin to OHG heil healthy, unhurt, ON heill, OCS celu] …
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SLEEP — [sleep] n [ME slepe, fr. OE slaep; akin to OHG slaf sleep and perh. to L labi to slip, slide] …
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SKIN — [skin] n, often attrib [ME, fr. ON skinn; akin to OE scinn skin, MHG schint fruit peel] (13c) 1 a …
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KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
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SLEEP — the normal periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored. Sleep is an easily reversible …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKIN — in human anatomy, the covering, or integument, of the body's surface that both provides protection and receives sensory stimuli from …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKIN — skin BrE AmE skɪn ▷ skinned skɪnd ▷ skinning ˈskɪn ɪŋ ▷ skins skɪnz ▶ ˈ skin ˌ diver BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHOLE — / həʊl; NAmE hoʊl/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] full; complete : He spent …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEP — / sliːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( slept , slept / slept; NAmE /) 1. [ v …
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KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
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WHOLE — I. whole 1 S1 W1 /həʊl $ hoʊl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ whole , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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SKIN — I. skin 1 S2 W2 /skɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skinn ] …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
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WHOLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 in an uninjured, unbroken, intact, or undiminished state (swallowed it whole; there is not a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLEEP — n. & v. --n. 1 a condition of body and mind such as that which normally recurs for several hours …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHOLE — adj. & n. adj. 1 in an uninjured, unbroken, intact, or undiminished state (swallowed it whole; there is not a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLEEP — n. & v. n. 1 a condition of body and mind such as that which normally recurs for several hours …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKIN — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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WHOLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. in an uninjured, unbroken, intact, or undiminished state (swallowed it whole; there is not a …
Oxford English vocab
SLEEP — n. & v. --n. 1. a condition of body and mind such as that which normally recurs for several hours …
Oxford English vocab
SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1. the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
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WHOLE — ( wholes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEEP — ( sleeps, sleeping, slept) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Sleep is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIN — ( skins, skinning, skinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your skin …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
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WHOLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a full/whole week (= every day in a week ) ▪ I can't believe …
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SLEEP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sleep pattern ▪ Disturbed sleep patterns may be a symptom of depression. a …
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WHOLE — [noun]Two halves make a whole (= a complete thing). [C]You must consider each problem as an aspect of the whole …
Cambridge English vocab
SKIN — [verb] [T] -nn-To skin something is to remove its skin.The hunters skinned the deer they had killed.You can skin tomatoes …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
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