QUEENSBERRY

Meaning of QUEENSBERRY in English

Function: biographical name

Marquis of ― see DOUGLAS

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

QUEENSBERRY — biographical name Marquis of
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUEENSBERRY — Marquis of — see Douglas
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUEENSBERRY — Queensberry BrE AmE ˈkwiːnz b ə r‿i § -ˌber i AmE -ˌber i ▶ ˌ Queensberry ˈ Rules AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUEENSBERRY RULES — Code of boxing rules. It was written by John Graham Chambers (1843–1883) and published in 1867 under the sponsorship of …
Английский словарь Британика
QUEENSBERRY RULES — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Q : marquis of queensberry rules
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY RULES — -ˈkwēnz]ˌber]ē- -_b(ə)r], ]i- noun plural Usage: usually capitalized M&Q Etymology: from the Marquis of Queensbury rules, a code of rules …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUEENSBERRY RULES — /kweenz"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ . See Marquis of Queensberry rules .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY RULES — /kweenz"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ , Boxing. a set of basic rules for modern boxing, requiring among the main provisions the use …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUEENSBERRY RULES — [ 'kwi:nzb(ə)ri ] ■ plural noun the standard rules of boxing. Origin C19: named after the 9th Marquess of Queensberry …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MARQUESS OF QUEENSBERRY RULES — code of rules that most directly influenced modern boxing. Written by John Graham Chambers, a member of the British Amateur …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUEENSBERRY RULES — / ˌkwiːnzbəri ˈruːlz; NAmE -beri/ noun [ pl. ] 1. the standard rules of boxing 2. the rules of polite …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUEENSBERRY RULES — Queens ‧ ber ‧ ry rules, the /ˌkwiːnzb ə ri ˈruːlz $ -beri-/ BrE AmE noun [P] the rules of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUEENSBERRY RULES, THE — Queens ‧ ber ‧ ry rules, the /ˌkwiːnzb ə ri ˈruːlz $ -beri-/ BrE AmE noun [P] the rules of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUEENSBERRY RULES — n.pl. the standard rules, esp. of boxing. [the 8th Marquis of Queensberry, Engl. nobleman d. 1900, who supervised the preparation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUEENSBERRY RULES — n.pl. the standard rules, esp. of boxing. [ the 8th Marquis of Queensberry, Engl. nobleman d. 1900, who supervised the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUEENSBERRY RULES — n.pl. the standard rules, esp. of boxing. Etymology: the 8th Marquis of Queensberry, Engl. nobleman d. 1900, who supervised the …
Oxford English vocab
QUEENSBERRY RULES — Code of boxing rules. It was written by John Graham Chambers (18431883) and published in 1867 under the sponsorship of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
QUEENSBERRY RULES — n [ pl ] the standard rules for the sport of boxing, named in 1867 in honour of the Marquess …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
QUEENSBERRY RULES — 1> правила ведения боксёрских поединков 2> официальные правила соревнования 3> честная игра to play according to Queensberry rules - поступать …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUEENSBERRY RULES — 1) правила ведения боксёрских поединков 2> официальные правила соревнования 3> честная игра to play according to Queensberry rules - поступать …
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WILDE, OSCAR (FINGAL O'FLAHERTIE WILLS) — born Oct. 16, 1854, Dublin, Ire. died Nov. 30, 1900, Paris, France Irish poet and dramatist. Son of an eminent …
Английский словарь Британика
SULLIVAN, JOHN L(AWRENCE) — born Oct. 15, 1858, Roxbury, Mass., U.S. died Feb. 2, 1918, Abington, Mass. U.S. boxer. Sullivan became the world heavyweight …
Английский словарь Британика
RULES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Australian Rules football Kirchhoff's circuit rules {{link=Queensberry rules">Queensberry rules
Английский словарь Британика
BOXING — Sport involving attack and defense with the fists. In the modern sport, boxers wear padded gloves and fight bouts of …
Английский словарь Британика
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Britannica English vocabulary
BOXING — sport, both amateur and professional, involving attack and defense with the fists in which the two contestants wear padded gloves, …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: BOWLING — BOWLING: U.S. Tenpins. The popularity of "arena" settings for the final rounds of Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tournaments continued to …
Britannica English vocabulary
WILDE, OSCAR FINGAL O'FLAHERTIE WILLS — born Oct. 16, 1854, Dublin, Ire. died Nov. 30, 1900, Paris, France Irish poet and dramatist. Son of an eminent …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WILDE, OSCAR — born Oct. 16, 1854, Dublin, Ire. died Nov. 30, 1900, Paris, France Irish poet and dramatist. Son of an eminent …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EPONYM — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Eponyms eponym person America Amerigo Vespucci (Italian explorer) Baedeker Karl Baedeker (German publisher) Bailey …
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