PENNY-FARTHING

Meaning of PENNY-FARTHING in English

■ noun Brit. an early type of bicycle with a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PENNY-FARTHING — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Britain : a bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear wheel common from about 1870 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY-FARTHING — penny-farthing BrE AmE ˌpen i ˈfɑːð ɪŋ AmE \ -ˈfɑːrð- ▷ penny-farthing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY-FARTHING — noun ( BrE ) an early type of bicycle with a very large front wheel and a very small back …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY-FARTHING — ˌpenny-ˈfarthing BrE AmE noun [countable] British English a bicycle with a very large front wheel and a very small back …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY FARTHING — see penny-farthing
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY-FARTHING — also penny farthing ( penny-farthings) A penny-farthing is an old-fashioned bicycle that had a very large front wheel and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY FARTHING — see penny-farthing
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PENNY-FARTHING — also penny farthing (~s) A ~ is an old-fashioned bicycle that had a very large front wheel and a small …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PENNY-FARTHING — n an old type of bicycle, popular in the late 19th century, with a very large wheel at the front …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PENNY-FARTHING — разг. "пенни и фартинг" (старинный велосипед; диаметр его переднего колеса в пять раз больше диаметра заднего) размер пенни был в …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
PENNY-FARTHING — An early bicycle which had a large front wheel (which was both the driving wheel and the steering wheel ) …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
PENNY FARTHING — велосипед (с колесами разного диаметра)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-FARTHING — велосипед (с колесами разного диаметра)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-FARTHING — Велосипед
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY FARTHING — _n. велосипед (с колесами разного диаметра)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY-FARTHING — n велосипед ( с колёсами разного диаметра )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY FARTHING — велосипед (с колёсами разного диаметра)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PENNY FARTHING — (n) велосипед
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PENNY-FARTHING — n велосипед ( с колёсами разного диаметра )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PENNY-FARTHING — n велосипед ( с колёсами разного диаметра )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY FARTHING — велосипед ( с колёсами разного диаметра )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PENNY FARTHING — велосипед (с колёсами разного диаметра)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PENNY FARTHING — _n. велосипед (с колесами разного диаметра)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PENNY FARTHING — n. велосипед (с колесами разного диаметра)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PENNY-FARTHING — разг. "пенни и фартинг" (старинный велосипед; диаметр его переднего колеса в пять раз больше диаметра заднего) размер пенни был в несколько раз …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
PENNY-FARTHING — велосипед (с колесами разного диаметра)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY FARTHING — велосипед (с колесами разного диаметра)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
FARTHING — noun Etymology: Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorthung (akin to Middle High German vierdunc fourth part), from Old English …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PENNY — ˈpenē, -ni noun ( plural pennies -ēz, -iz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English penny, peny, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FARTHING — ˈfärthiŋ, ˈfȧth, -thēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorthung; akin to Old Frisian fiardunge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Английский словарь Webster
FARTHING — (n.) A division of land.
Английский словарь Webster
FARTHING — (n.) A very small quantity or value.
Английский словарь Webster
FARTHING — (n.) The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — ( n. ) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( a. ) Worth or costing one penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — — pennied , adj. /pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FARTHING — /fahr"dhing/ , n. 1. a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FARTHING — n. coin formerly used in Great Britain (equal to one-fourth of a British penny)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PENNY — noun ( plural pennies -nēz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FARTHING — noun Etymology: Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorthung (akin to Middle High German vierdunc fourth part), from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY — adj worth or costing one penny. 2. penny ·noun ·see denarius. 3. penny ·noun any small sum or coin; a …
Webster English vocab
FARTHING — noun a division of land. 2. farthing ·noun a very small quantity or value. 3. farthing ·noun the fourth of …
Webster English vocab
FARTHING — ■ noun 1》 a former monetary unit and coin of the UK, equal to a quarter of an old penny. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FARTHING — [far.thing] n [ME ferthing, fr. OE feorthung (akin to MHG vierdunc fourth part), fr. OE feortha fourth] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENNY — penn|y, Penn|y BrE AmE ˈpen |i ▷ penn|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ penny ˈ black BrE AmE ▶ ˌ penny …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FARTHING — farthing, F~ BrE AmE ˈfɑːð ɪŋ AmE ˈfɑːrð- ▷ farthing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY — / ˈpeni; NAmE / noun ( pl. pen·nies or pence ) HELP NOTE : In senses 1 and 2, pennies …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FARTHING — / ˈfɑːðɪŋ; NAmE ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/ noun an old British coin worth one quarter of an old penny •• WORD ORIGIN Old …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — pen ‧ ny S1 /ˈpeni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: penning , penig ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FARTHING — far ‧ thing /ˈfɑːðɪŋ $ ˈfɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: feorthung , from feortha …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FARTHING — n. 1 (in the UK) a coin and monetary unit formerly worth a quarter of an old penny. °Withdrawn in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FARTHING — n. 1 (in the UK) a coin and monetary unit formerly worth a quarter of an old penny. °Withdrawn in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1. a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Oxford English vocab
FARTHING — n.1 (in the UK) a coin and monetary unit formerly worth a quarter of an old penny. Usage: Withdrawn in …
Oxford English vocab
PENNY — ( pennies, pence) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'pence' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FARTHING — ( farthings) A farthing was a small British coin which was worth a quarter of an old penny. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES not cost (sb) a penny (= cost nothing ) ▪ Using the Internet, you can …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FARTHING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN penny ▪ The penny farthing made its first appearance in 1870 and was ridden …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY — [noun] [C] [plural] pence or p or pennies - the smallest unit of money in Britain of which there are …
Cambridge English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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