JOHN OF GAUNT

Meaning of JOHN OF GAUNT in English

ˌJohn of ˈGaunt BrE AmE

(1340–99) an English politician, son of Edward III, who acted as head of government until Richard II was old enough to rule

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JOHN OF GAUNT — biographical name 1340-1399 Duke of Lancaster; son of Edward III of England
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JOHN OF GAUNT — ( Duke of Lancaster ) 1340-99, English soldier and statesman: fourth son of Edward III; founder of the royal house …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOHN OF GAUNT — biographical name 1340-1399 Duke of Lancaster; son of Edward III of England
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOHN OF GAUNT — Pronunciation: ' go ̇ nt, ' gänt Function: biographical name 1340-1399 Duke of Lancaster; son of Edward III of England
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
JOHN OF GAUNT — (1340–99) an English prince who was Duke of Lancaster from 1362. He was the son of Edward II and acted …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GAUNT — magri; miserabil
English interlingue dictionary
GAUNT — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century excessively thin and angular , barren , desolate , see: lean ~ly adverb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Английский словарь Британика
JOHN — I. ˈjän noun ( -s ) Etymology: from the name John, from Middle English Johan, Jon, John, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAUNT — I. ˈgȯnt, ˈgänt, ˈgȧnt adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic gandur stick, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAUNT — (a.) Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.
Английский словарь Webster
GAUNT — ( a. ) Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOHN — /jon/ , n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAUNT — /gawnt, gahnt/ , n. John of . See John of Gaunt .
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GAUNT — — gauntly , adv. — gauntness , n. /gawnt/ , adj., gaunter, gauntest . 1. extremely thin and bony; haggard …
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GAUNT — adj. lean, scrawny, emaciated; bleak, dreary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JOHN — n. male first name; one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, author of the Gospel of John (Biblical); last of …
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JOHN — I. ˈjän noun Etymology: Late Latin Johannes, from Greek Iōannēs, from Hebrew Yōhānān Date: 12th century 1. : a Jewish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAUNT — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century 1. : excessively thin and angular a long gaunt face 2. : barren …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAUNT — adj attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.
Webster English vocab
GAUNT — ■ adjective 1》 lean and haggard, especially through illness, hunger, or age. 2》 (of a place) grim or desolate in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JOHN — [john] n [fr. the name John] (1856) 1: toilet 2: a prostitute's client John n [LL Johannes, fr. Gk Ioannes, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAUNT — [gaunt] adj [ME] (15c) 1: excessively thin and angular "a long ~ face" 2: barren, desolate syn see lean -- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JOHN — nonexistent pope. A confusion in the numbering of popes named John after John XIV resulted because Marianus Scotus and other …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — died 1345 byname John Of Montfort, French Jean De Montfort claimant to the duchy of Brittany upon the death of …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — born Dec. 12, 1801, Dresden, Saxony died Oct. 29, 1873, Pillnitz, near Dresden king of Saxony (185473) who was passionately …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — John, john BrE AmE dʒɒn AmE dʒɑːn ▷ John's, johns dʒɒnz AmE dʒɑːnz ▶ ˌ John ˈ Bull BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAUNT — gaunt, Gaunt BrE AmE ɡɔːnt ɡɑːnt ▷ gaunter ˈɡɔːnt ə AmE ˈɡɔːn t̬ ə r ˈɡɑːn t̬ ə r ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAUNT — / gɔːnt; NAmE / adjective 1. ( of a person ) very thin, usually because of illness, not having enough …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOHN — I. John, El ‧ ton /ˈelt ə n/ BrE AmE (1947–) a British POP SINGER and ↑ songwriter who was …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOHN — john /dʒɒn $ dʒɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: John , male name …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAUNT — gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAUNT — adj. 1 lean, haggard. 2 grim or desolate in appearance. øøgauntly adv. gauntness n. [ME: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAUNT — adj. 1 lean, haggard. 2 grim or desolate in appearance. gauntly adv. gauntness n. [ ME: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAUNT — adj.1 lean, haggard. 2 grim or desolate in appearance. Derivatives: gauntly adv. gauntness n. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
GAUNT — 1. If someone looks gaunt , they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried. Looking …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAUNT — 1. If someone looks ~, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried. Looking ~ …
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JOHN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES John Bull John Doe long johns name sb John/Ann etc ▪ We named our daughter …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAUNT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN face ▪ She was sitting up in bed, her glasses already adorning her gaunt …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAUNT — [adjective] -er, -est - very thin, esp. because of illness or hungerHunger had made her face gaunt and grey.(figurative) The …
Cambridge English vocab
JOHN — Hancock, John Henry [noun] [C] US [informal] - a person's signaturePut your John Hancock at the bottom of the page.USAGE: …
Cambridge English vocab
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. or John de Balliol born 0441; 1250 died April 1313, Château Galliard, Normandy, Fr. King of Scotland (129296). He …
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JOHN — n. known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire King of England …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. Portuguese João known as John of Aviz born April 11, 1357, Lisbon died Aug. 14, 1433, Lisbon King of …
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JOHN — n. French Jean known as John the Good born April 16, 1319, near Le Mans, Fr.e died April 8, 1364, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — (noun) restroom, room with a toilet (toilets) Very commonly used. 'Mary woke up in the john.' the client of a …
Slang English vocab
GAUNT — adj. Gaunt is used with these nouns: ↑ face
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GAUNT — adj. 25B6; adjective a gaunt, greying man : HAGGARD, drawn, thin, lean, skinny, spindly, spare, bony, angular, raw-boned, pinched, hollow-cheeked, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JOHN — I . John (1167–1216) the king of England from 1199 to 1216. He was the youngest son of Henry II …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GAUNT — adj. 1 emaciated, scrawny, raw-boned, bony, angular, haggard, skeletal, wasted, starved-looking, cadaverous, scraggy, spindly, meagre, hollow-cheeked, spare, skinny, lank(y), pinched, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
JOHN — See John of Antioch ; John of Damascus ; John of the Cross ; and John of Wessel
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
JOHN — I сущ. 1) Джон; Иоанн (мужское имя) 2) Джон (типичное имя собственное лакеев, дворецких, официантов) 3) полицейский; сыщик 4) китаец; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAUNT — прил. 1) редк. голодный; жаждущий, страждущий Syn : hungry, greedy, ravenous 2) уст. сухопарый; худой, костлявый a long gaunt face …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAUNT — gaunt.ogg gɔ:nt a 1. сухопарый; костлявый; исхудалый, измождённый gaunt old man - измождённый старик gaunt figure - худощавая /костлявая/ фигура …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAUNT — a 1. сухопарый; костлявый; исхудалый, измождённый gaunt old man - измождённый старик gaunt figure - худощавая /костлявая/ фигура gaunt legs …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JOHN — сущ. 1) Джон ( мужское имя ) 2) библ. Иоанн John the Baptist — Иоанн Креститель, Иоанн Предтеча ( согласно …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GAUNT — прил. 1) редк. голодный; жаждущий, страждущий Syn: hungry , greedy , ravenous 2) уст. сухопарый; худой, костлявый Syn: emaciated , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JOHN — сущ. 1) Джон (мужское имя) 2) библ. Иоанн John the Baptist — Иоанн Креститель, Иоанн Предтеча (согласно Евангелию, пророк, крестивший Иисуса Христа в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GAUNT — прил. 1) редк. голодный; жаждущий, страждущий Syn: hungry, greedy, ravenous 2) уст. сухопарый; худой, костлявый Syn: emaciated, thin, slim, slender 3) удлиненный; вытянутый в длину; длинный a long …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
JOHN — n AmE sl 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the john? — Где …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
JOHN — n AmE sl 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
JOHN — john n AmE sl 1. She made a brief visit to the john Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
JOHN — 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the john? — Где …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского

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