VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS

Meaning of VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS in English

■ noun a blue-flowered bellflower whose shiny brown seeds inside their open capsule supposedly resemble looking glasses. [ Legousia hybrida (Europe) and Triodanis perfoliata (N. America).]

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VENUS'S LOOKING-GLASS — noun Usage: usually capitalized V : a plant of the genus Specularia (especially S. speculum-veneris )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — (Legousia, or Specularia, speculum-veneris), species of annual herb of the bellflower family (Campanulaceae), native to sandy, sunny parts of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — бот. спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris) (ботаника) спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — бот. спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris) (ботаника) спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — бот. спекулярия, девичье зеркало ( Legousia speculum Veneris )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — бот. спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — бот. спекулярия, девичье зеркало ( Legousia speculum Veneris )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — бот. спекулярия, девичье зеркало ( Legousia speculum Veneris )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VENUS'S-LOOKING-GLASS — бот. 1) легузия зеркало Венеры (Legouzia speculum-veneris) 2) колокольчик двухцветковый (Campanula biflora)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
VENUS'S-LOOKING-GLASS — бот. 1) легузия зеркало Венеры ( Legouzia speculum-veneris ) 2) колокольчик двухцветковый ( Campanula biflora )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — бот. спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris) (ботаника) спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VENUS'S LOOKING GLASS — бот. спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris) (ботаника) спекулярия, девичье зеркало (Legousia speculum Veneris)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VENUS — Venus (vé-) npr Venus (1. [Rom. Relig.]; 2. [Astron.])
Interlingua English vocab
VENUS — Benus
English-Visayan vocabulary
VENUS — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Vener-, ~ Date: before 12th century the Roman goddess of love and beauty, the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VENUS — I Roman goddess of cultivated fields and gardens, later associated with Aphrodite . She was the daughter of Jupiter and …
Английский словарь Британика
GLASS — I Solid material, typically a mix of inorganic compounds, usually transparent or translucent, hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural …
Английский словарь Британика
GLASS — I. ˈglas, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English glas, from Old English glæs; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VENUS — ˈvēnəs noun Etymology: after Venus, Roman goddess of love, 2d planet from the sun, from Latin Vener-, Venus, from vener-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOKING — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from present participle of look (I) : having a specified look or appearance the detergent … left …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VENUS — (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these …
Английский словарь Webster
VENUS — (n.) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror …
Английский словарь Webster
VENUS — (n.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and …
Английский словарь Webster
LOOKING — (n.) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face.
Английский словарь Webster
LOOKING — (n.) The act of one who looks; a glance.
Английский словарь Webster
LOOKING — (a.) Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
LOOKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Look
Английский словарь Webster
VENUS — ( n. ) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VENUS — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Look
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKING — ( n. ) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance; face.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKING — ( n. ) The act of one who looks; a glance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKING — ( a. ) Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VENUS
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOKING — n. watching, observing
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VENUS — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Vener-, Venus Date: before 12th century 1. : the Roman goddess of love and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VENUS — noun the goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. 2. venus ·noun the metal copper; …
Webster English vocab
LOOKING — noun the act of one who looks; a glance. 2. looking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of look. 3. looking ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
GLASS — vt to case in glass. 2. glass ·vt anything made of glass. 3. glass ·vt a looking-glass; a mirror. 4. …
Webster English vocab
VENUS — [Ve.nus] n [ME, fr. L Vener-, Venus] 1: the Roman goddess of love and beauty--compare aphrodite 2: the planet second …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLASS — an inorganic solid material that is usually transparent or translucent as well as hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural …
Britannica English vocabulary
VENUS — Venus with Cupid and a dolphin, classical sculpture; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome ancient Italian goddess associated with cultivated …
Britannica English vocabulary
VENUS — Venus BrE AmE ˈviːn əs ▷ Venus|es, \~'s ɪz əz ▶ ˌ Venus('s) ˈ flytrap BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GLASS — / glɑːs; NAmE glæs/ noun , verb ■ noun TRANSPARENT SUBSTANCE 1. [ U ] a hard, usually transparent, substance …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VENUS — Ve ‧ nus /ˈviːnəs/ BrE AmE noun the ↑ planet that is second in order from the Sun: the high …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLASS — I. glass 1 S1 W1 /ɡlɑːs $ ɡlæs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ glass , glasses, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VENUS — n. (pl. Venuses) 1 the planet second from the sun in the solar system. 2 poet. a a beautiful woman. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLASS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLASS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VENUS — n. (pl. Venuses) 1 the planet second from the sun in the solar system. 2 poet. a a beautiful woman. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLASS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Oxford English vocab
VENUS — n. (pl. Venuses) 1. the planet second from the sun in the solar system. 2 poet. a a beautiful woman. …
Oxford English vocab
-LOOKING — see look II
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-LOOKING — see look II
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VENUS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Because it is closer to the Sun than Earth, Venus probably contained less water than …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLASS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer glass ▪ He raised his beer glass and said 'Cheers!' a glass …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLASS — [noun] - a hard transparent material which is used to make windows, bottles or other containers and objectscoloured glass [U]broken …
Cambridge English vocab
VENUS — [noun] [U not after the] - the planet second in order of distance from the Sun, after Mercury and before …
Cambridge English vocab
GLASS — n. glass fibre Night of Broken Glass Amelung glass Baccarat glass Bohemian glass cameo glass cut glass glass architectural Glass …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VENUS — n. Venus's flytrap Venus flytrap Williams Venus and Serena
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VENUS — n. Second major planet from the Sun. Named for the Roman goddess, Venus is, after the Moon , the most …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VENUS — n. Roman goddess of cultivated fields and gardens, later associated with Aphrodite . She was the daughter of Jupiter and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLASS — Synonyms and related words : CM-glass, CR-glass, achromatic lens, adobe, aerological instrument, agate glass, alabaster, aneroid barometer, aneroidograph, astigmatic lens, …
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