WIDOW'S CRUSE

Meaning of WIDOW'S CRUSE in English

■ noun an apparently small supply that proves inexhaustible.

Origin

with biblical allusion to 1 Kings 17:10–16.

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

WIDOW'S CRUSE — [widow's cruse] n [fr. the widow's cruse of oil that miraculously supplies Elijah during a famine (I Kings 17:8-16)] (1816): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIDOW'S CRUSE — noun Etymology: from the ~ of oil that miraculously supplies Elijah during a famine (I Kings 17:8-16) Date: 1729 an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIDOW'S CRUSE — an inexhaustible supply of something: in allusion to the miracle of the cruse of oil in I Kings 17:10-16 and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW'S CRUSE — Etymology: from the widow's cruse of oil that miraculously supplies Elijah during a famine (I Kings 17:8-16) Date: 1729 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIDOW'S CRUSE — Function: noun Etymology: from the widow's cruse of oil that miraculously supplies Elijah during a famine (I Kings 17:8-16) Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неистощимый источник
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неиссякаемый запас
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неистощимый источник
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неиссякаемый запас
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неиссякаемый запас
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неистощимый источник
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неистощимый источник
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неиссякаемый запас
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неиссякаемый запас
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WIDOW'S CRUSE — неистощимый источник
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIDOW — 1. сущ. вдова to become a widow ≈ овдоветь war widow ≈ военная вдова widow's mite ≈ вдовья лепта widow's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIDOW — 1. сущ. вдова to become a widow ≈ овдоветь war widow ≈ военная вдова widow's mite ≈ вдовья лепта widow's …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRUSE — cruchette
English interlingue dictionary
CRUSE — noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English crūse pitcher Date: 13th century a small vessel (as a jar or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIDOW — I. ˈwi(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw, -_dō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English widewe, widwe, from Old English widewe, wuduwe; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRUSE — ˈkrüz, -üs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cruse, crowse, probably from Middle Dutch croese jug, pitcher; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIDOW — (v. t.) To become, or survive as, the widow of.
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — (v. t.) To endow with a widow's right.
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — (v. t.) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used except in …
Английский словарь Webster
CRUSE — (n.) A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
CRUSE — (n.) A cup or dish.
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To endow with a widow's right.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To become, or survive as, the widow of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRUSE — ( n. ) A cup or dish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRUSE — ( n. ) A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — — widowly , adj. /wid"oh/ , n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRUSE — /kroohz, kroohs/ , n. an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids. [ 1225-75; ME crouse (OE cruse; c. G Krause …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — v. cause to become a widow or a widower because of the death of a spouse; take away something valuable
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRUSE — n. jar, flask, pitcher
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIDOW — I. ˈwi-(ˌ)dō noun Etymology: Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRUSE — noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English crūse pitcher Date: 13th century : a small vessel (as a jar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIDOW — vt to endow with a widow's right. 2. widow ·adj widowed. 3. widow ·vt to become, or survive as, the …
Webster English vocab
CRUSE — noun a cup or dish. 2. cruse ·noun a bottle for holding water, oil, honey, ·etc.
Webster English vocab
CRUSE — [ kru:z ] ■ noun archaic an earthenware pot or jar. Origin OE crūse , of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WIDOW — [wid.ow] n [ME widewe, fr. OE wuduwe; akin to OHG wituwa widow, L vidua, Skt vidhava, L -videre to separate] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRUSE — [cruse] n [ME; akin to OE cruse pitcher] (13c): a small vessel (as a jar or pot) for holding a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIDOW — widow BrE AmE ˈwɪd əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ widow|ed d ▷ widow|ing ɪŋ ▷ widow|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRUSE — cruse, Cruse BrE AmE kruːz kruːs (usually = cruise) ▷ cruses ˈkruːz ɪz -əz ˈkruːs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIDOW
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIDOW — n. & v. --n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRUSE — n. archaic an earthenware pot or jar. [OE cruse, of unkn. orig.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIDOW — n. & v. n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRUSE — n. archaic an earthenware pot or jar. [ OE cruse, of unkn. orig. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIDOW — n. & v. --n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CRUSE — n. archaic an earthenware pot or jar. Etymology: OE cruse, of unkn. orig.
Oxford English vocab
WIDOW — ( widows) A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDOW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black widow war widow COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Pepita had been trying …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIDOW — [noun] [C] - a woman whose husband has died and who has not married againThe money was paid to Mr …
Cambridge English vocab
CRUSE — n. Vial, cruet, caster.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WIDOW — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grieving ▪ elderly , middle-aged , old , young ▪ rich , wealthy ▪ poor ▪ war …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CRUSE — a British charity formed in 1959 that gives help and advice to people when a relative or friend has died. …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CRUSE — a small vessel for holding water, such as was carried by Saul when on his night expedition after David, (1 …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CRUSE — (устаревшее) глиняный горшок или кувшин > widow's * (библеизм) кувшин вдовицы; неистощимый источник
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRUSE — Глиняный горшок
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WIDOW — widow.ogg 1. ʹwıdəʋ n 1. вдова to be a widow - вдовствовать to become a widow - овдоветь 2. раз. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRUSE — n арх. глиняный горшок или кувшин widow's cruse - а) библ. кувшин вдовицы; б) неистощимый источник
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WIDOW — widow сущ.1) вдова widow's allowance — вдовье пособие (пособие в связи с потерей кормильца) to become a widow — овдоветь …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Concise Oxford English vocab

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