OLD WIVES' TALE

Meaning of OLD WIVES' TALE in English

a myth, an old story that contains little truth

One old wives' tale says that goose fat will cure a cold.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

OLD WIVES' TALE — noun Date: circa 1590 an often traditional belief that is not based on fact ; superstition
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLD WIVES' TALE — a traditional belief, story, or idea that is often of a superstitious nature. [ 1670-80 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD WIVES' TALE — Date: circa 1590 : an often traditional belief that is not based on fact : superstition
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD WIVES' TALE — Function: noun Date: circa 1590 : an often traditional belief that is not based on fact : SUPERSTITION
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OLD WIVES' TALE — ■ noun a widely held traditional belief that is now thought to be unscientific or incorrect.
Concise Oxford English vocab
OLD WIVES' TALE — [old wives' tale] n (1656): an often traditional belief that is not based on fact: superstition
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD WIVES’ TALE — ( old wives’ tales) An old wives’ tale is a traditional belief, especially one which is incorrect. Ann Bradley dispels …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD WIVES’ TALE — (~s) An ~ is a traditional belief, especially one which is incorrect. Ann Bradley dispels the ~s and gives the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OLD WIVES' TALE — See ↑ BELIEVE 9
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD WIVES' TALE — a myth, an old story that contains little truth One old wives' tale says that goose fat will cure a …
English Idioms vocab
OLD WIVES TALE — бабьи сказки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD WIVES TALE — бабьи сказки
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIVES — (Noun) asawa;mga asawa
English-Visayan vocabulary
WIVES — see: wife
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TALE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) dilemma tale {{link=fairy tale">fairy tale trickster tale
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
TALE — I. ˈtāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, talk, narrative, list, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIVES — plural of wife
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIVES — (n.) pl. of Wife.
Английский словарь Webster
WIVES — (pl. ) of Wife
Английский словарь Webster
WIVES — ( pl. ) of Wife
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIVES — ( n. ) pl. of Wife.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIVES — /wuyvz/ , n. pl. of wife .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALE — /tayl/ , n. 1. a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIVES — plural of wife
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English talu; akin to Old Norse tala talk Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIVES — noun ·pl of wife. 2. wives ·pl of wife.
Webster English vocab
TALE — vi to tell stories. 2. tale ·vi a count or declaration. 3. tale ·noun ·see tael. 4. tale ·vi that …
Webster English vocab
OLD
Webster English vocab
WIVES — plural form of wife .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WIVES — [wives] pl of wife
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TALE — [tale] n [ME, fr. OE talu; akin to ON tala talk] (bef. 12c) 1 obs: discourse, talk 2. a: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIVES — wives BrE AmE waɪvz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TALE — tale BrE AmE teɪ ə l (= tail) ▷ tales teɪ ə lz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIVES — pl. of wife
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALE — / teɪl; NAmE / noun 1. a story created using the imagination, especially one that is full of action and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIVES — wives /waɪvz/ BrE AmE the plural of ↑ wife
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALE — tale W3 /teɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: talu ] 1 . a story about …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIVES — pl. of WIFE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALE — n. 1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIVES — pl. of WIFE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALE — n. 1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIVES — pl. of WIFE.
Oxford English vocab
TALE — n.1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious or …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
WIVES — Wives is the plural of wife .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALE — ( tales) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tale is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIVES — Wives is the plural of wife .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WIVES — PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES old wives' tale ▪ It's not true that if trees have a lot of fruit in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TALE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cautionary tale (= the story of an event that is used to warn people ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIVES — [plural] of wife
Cambridge English vocab
TALE — [noun] [C] - a story or report, esp. one which might be invented or difficult to believeThe children love his …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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