MAYNE

Meaning of MAYNE in English

Mayne BrE AmE meɪn

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MAYNE, CUTHBERT — born 1544, Youlston, Devon, Eng. died Nov. 30, 1577, Launceston, Cornwall Roman Catholic martyr executed during the persecution of Roman …
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SWAG — I. ˈswag, -aa(ə)g, -aig verb ( swagged ; swagged ; swagging ; swags ) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin …
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POSSIBLE — I. ˈpäsəbəl adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin possibilis, from posse to be …
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PAIN — I. ˈpān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English peyne, paine, from Old French peine, from Latin poena penalty, punishment, …
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NATTER — I. ˈnad.ə(r), -atə- intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: alteration of gnatter 1. dialect England : to find fault : …
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MASQUERADE — I. |maskə|rād, -aask-, -aisk- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French mascarade, masquerade social gathering of persons wearing masks, from …
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MAIM — I. ˈmām transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English maynen, maymen, maynhen, mayhaymen, from Old French mahaignier, maynier, probably …
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NO-MAN'S-LAND — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: no man's (gen. of no man ) + land 1. a. : an area of unowned, unclaimed, …
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MORTMAIN — ˈmȯrtˌmān, ˈmȯ(ə)t- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English morte-mayne, from Middle French mortemain, from Old French (translation of Medieval …
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MAIN YARD — noun Etymology: Middle English mayne yerde, from mayne, mayn, adjective, main + yerde yard : the yard on which a …
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MAINTOP — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English mayne toppe, from mayne, mayn, adjective, main + toppe top (platform) : a platform about …
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MAINSTAY — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English mayne stay, from mayne, mayn main + stay 1. : a ship's stay extending from …
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MAINSHEET — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English mayne shete, from mayne, mayn, adjective, main + shete sheet : a rope by which …
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MAINSAIL — ˈmānsəl ( usual nautical pronunc ), -nˌsāl noun Etymology: Middle English mayne saile, from mayne, mayn main + saile, sail …
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MAIN BRACE — noun Etymology: Middle English mayne brase, from mayne, mayn main + brase, brace brace — more at brace 1. : …
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LEGERDEMAIN — |lejə(r)də|mān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lygarde-de-mayne, lechardemane, from Middle French leger de main light of hand 1. …
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LEGERDEMAIN — — legerdemainist , n. /lej'euhr deuh mayn"/ , n. 1. sleight of hand. 2. trickery; deception. 3. any artful trick. …
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MENIAL — I. ˈmē-nē-əl, -nyəl noun Date: 14th century : a person doing menial work ; specifically : a domestic servant or …
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MORTMAIN — noun Etymology: Middle English morte-mayne, from Anglo-French mortmain, from morte (feminine of mort dead) + main hand, from Latin manus …
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MORTMAIN — [mort.main] n [ME morte-mayne, fr. MF mortemain, fr. OF, fr. morte (fem. of mort dead) + main hand, fr. L …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: LITERATURE: JEWISH — JEWISH: Yiddish. Among new publications was Moyshe Bernshteyn's Shlofloze nekht ("Sleepless Nights"), a volume of elegiac poems. The verse in …
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ISTANBUL — Turkish Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, ancient Byzantium largest city and seaport in Turkey. Strategically situated on a hilly triangular peninsula at …
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GRADE, CHAIM — born April 5, 1910, Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania] died June 26, 1982, New York, N.Y., U.S. Yiddish poet, …
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EUROPE — The vast majority of Europe's inhabitants are of the European (or Caucasoid) geographic race, characterized by white or lightly pigmented …
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DIAMANTINA RIVER — intermittent river, east-central Australia, in the pastoral Channel Country (q.v.). It rises in Kirbys Nob, east of Selwyn, Queen., and …
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