COSTAIN

Meaning of COSTAIN in English

Costain (i) BrE AmE ˈkɒst eɪn AmE ˈkɑːst- , (ii) BrE AmE kɒ ˈsteɪn AmE kɑː-

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COSTAIN — /kos"tayn/ , n. Thomas Bertram , 1885-1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
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COSTAIN, THOMAS B(ERTRAM) — born May 8, 1885, Brantford, Ont., Can. died Oct. 8, 1965, New York, N.Y. Canadian-born American historical novelist. A journalist …
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WIDE — I. ˈwīd adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English wid, wide, from Old English wīd; akin to Old High German …
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WHISTLE — I. ˈhwisəl also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old …
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WHISPER — I. ˈhwispə(r) also ˈwi- verb ( whispered ; whispered ; whispering -p(ə)riŋ ; whispers ) Etymology: Middle English whisperen, from …
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WEIGHT — I. ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English weght, wight, from Old English wiht; akin to Middle …
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WARP — I. ˈwȯ(ə)rp, ˈwȯ(ə)p noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wearp; akin to Old …
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UNSEEMLY — I. “+ adjective Etymology: Middle English unsemely, from un- (I) + semely seemly : not seemly: as a. : not …
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STUMBLE — I. ˈstəmbəl verb ( stumbled ; stumbled ; stumbling -b(ə)liŋ ; stumbles ) Etymology: Middle English stumblen, stomblen, probably of …
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STIR — I. R ˈstər, + vowel -tər.; - R -tə̄, + suffixal vowel -tər. also -tə̄r, + vowel in a following …
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ROAR — I. ˈrō(ə)r, ˈrȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English roren, from Old English rārian; akin to Middle …
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APPRECIATE — əˈprēshēˌāt sometimes -rishē- rarely -rēsē-, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin & Late Latin; Medieval Latin appretiatus …
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