/ ˈməʊzɪz bɑːskɪt; NAmE ˈmoʊzɪz bæskɪt/ noun
( BrE ) a basket for a small baby to sleep in
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WORD ORIGIN
Moses , with allusion to the biblical story of Moses, left in a basket among the bulrushes as a baby (Exod. 2:3).
/ ˈməʊzɪz bɑːskɪt; NAmE ˈmoʊzɪz bæskɪt/ noun
( BrE ) a basket for a small baby to sleep in
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WORD ORIGIN
Moses , with allusion to the biblical story of Moses, left in a basket among the bulrushes as a baby (Exod. 2:3).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005