TWO-EDGED SWORD

Meaning of TWO-EDGED SWORD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtü-ˈejd-, -ˈe-jəd- ]

noun

Date: 1526

: double-edged sword

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

TWO-EDGED SWORD — noun Date: 1526 double-edged sword
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWO-EDGED SWORD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ejd-, ¦ejə̇d- noun : something that can produce positive or negative results public relations appears as a two-edged sword …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO EDGED SWORD — sword which is sharp on both sides of the blade; double danger, risk of a boomerang effect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWO-EDGED SWORD — Pronunciation: ' tü- ' ejd-, - ' e-j ə d- Function: noun Date: 1526 : DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TWO-EDGED SWORD — [two-edged sword] n (1526): double-edged sword
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWO-EDGED SWORD — палка о двух концах (о явлениях, действиях и т.п., которые могут привести к результатам, отличным от тех, которые ожидаются) Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-EDGED SWORD — палка о двух концах (о явлениях, действиях и т.п., которые могут привести к результатам, отличным от тех, которые ожидаются) Syn:double-edged …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TWO EDGED SWORD — обоюдоострый меч
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TWO EDGED SWORD — обоюдоострый меч
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TWO-EDGED SWORD — палка о двух концах ( о явлениях, действиях и т. п., которые могут привести к результатам, отличным от тех, которые …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TWO-EDGED SWORD — палка о двух концах (о явлениях, действиях и т. п., которые могут привести к результатам, отличным от тех, которые ожидаются) Syn: double-edged …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TWO-EDGED SWORD — Меч
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-EDGED SWORD — Гладиус
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-EDGED SWORD — палка о двух концах (о явлениях, действиях и т.п., которые могут привести к результатам, отличным от тех, которые ожидаются) Syn …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EDGED — dinaplinan
English-Visayan vocabulary
EDGED — adjective Date: before 12th century having a specified kind of edge, boundary, or border or a specified number of edges …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Английский словарь Британика
SWORD — Hand weapon consisting of a long metal blade fitted with a handle or hilt. Roman swords had a short, flat …
Английский словарь Британика
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, adjective & pron., from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWORD — I. ˈsō(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)rd, -ōəd, -ȯ(ə)d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English swerd, sword, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EDGED — ˈejd sometimes ˈejə̇d adjective 1. : having a specified kind of edge, boundary, or border black- edged rough- edged scalloped- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWORD — (n.) Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
Английский словарь Webster
SWORD — (n.) An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the …
Английский словарь Webster
EDGED — (imp. & p. p.) of Edge
Английский словарь Webster
EDGED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Edge
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO — /tooh/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWORD — — swordless , adj. — swordlike , adj. /sawrd, sohrd/ , n. 1. a weapon having various forms but consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EDGED — /ejd/ , adj. 1. having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword. 2. sarcastic; cutting: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EDGED — adj. having a certain kind of edge, having a number of edges (double-edged, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWORD — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EDGED — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. : having a specified kind of edge, boundary, or border or a specified number …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO — noun one and one; twice one. 2. two ·noun a symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SWORD — noun the military power of a country. 2. sword ·noun destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. 3. …
Webster English vocab
EDGED — impf & ·p.p. of edge.
Webster English vocab
TWO — [two] adj [ME twa, two, fr. OE twa (fem. & neut.); akin to OE twegen two (masc.), tu (neut.), OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWORD — [sword] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE sweord; akin to OHG swert sword] (bef. 12c) 1: a weapon (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EDGED — [edged] adj (bef. 12c) 1: having a specified kind of edge, boundary, or border or a specified number of edges …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWORD — preeminent hand weapon through a long period of history, consisting of a metal blade varying in length, breadth, and configuration, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWORD — sword BrE AmE sɔːd AmE sɔːrd soʊrd (!) ▷ swords sɔːdz AmE sɔːrdz soʊrdz ▶ ˈ sword dance, ˈ sword …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-EDGED — -edged BrE AmE ˈedʒd ▷ — blunt-edged ˌblʌnt ˈedʒd ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWO — / tuː; NAmE / number 2 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWORD — / sɔːd; NAmE sɔːrd/ noun a weapon with a long metal blade and a handle : to draw / sheathe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — two /tuː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twa ] 1 . the number 2: I’ll be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWORD — sword /sɔːd $ sɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sweord ] 1 . a weapon …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWORD — n. 1 a weapon usu. of metal with a long blade and hilt with a handguard, used esp. for thrusting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWO — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWORD — n. 1 a weapon usu. of metal with a long blade and hilt with a handguard, used esp. for thrusting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Oxford English vocab
SWORD — n.1 a weapon usu. of metal with a long blade and hilt with a handguard, used esp. for thrusting or …
Oxford English vocab
TWO — ( twos) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Two is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWORD — ( swords) 1. A sword is a weapon with a handle and a long sharp blade. N-COUNT 2. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-EDGED — -edged combines with words such as ‘sharp’, ‘raw’, and ‘dark’ to form adjectives which indicate that something such as a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EDGED — If something is edged with a particular thing, that thing forms a border around it. ...a large lawn edged with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EDGED — If something is ~ with a particular thing, that thing forms a border around it. ...a large lawn ~ with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
-EDGED — ~ combines with words such as ‘sharp’, ‘raw’, and ‘dark’ to form adjectives which indicate that something such as a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TWO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWORD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knife/sword fight ▪ There have been several arrests, following knife fights between drunken fans. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] [plural] twos - (the number) 2They've got two houses.He's got two leather jackets already.I spent two years …
Cambridge English vocab
SWORD — [noun] [C] - a weapon with a long sharp metal blade and a handle, used esp. in the pastSir Lancelot …
Cambridge English vocab
EDGED — [adjective] [not gradable]He bought a white table cloth edged with a pretty pattern. (= with a pattern around the outside)a …
Cambridge English vocab
TWO — n. two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SWORD — n. Hand weapon consisting of a long metal blade fitted with a handle or hilt. Roman swords had a short, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

← TWO-DIMENSIONAL TWO-FACED→