CALAMITY IS MAN'S TRUE TOUCHSTONE

Meaning of CALAMITY IS MAN'S TRUE TOUCHSTONE in English

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English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CALAMITY — calamitá, catastrofe
English interlingue dictionary
CALAMITY — kaalaot;kadautan
English-Visayan vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — noun Date: 1530 a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of gold and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CALAMITY — noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English calamytey, from Latin calamitat-, calamitas; perhaps akin to Latin clades destruction Date: 15th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOUCHSTONE — Black, silica-containing stone used in assaying to determine the purity of gold and silver . The metal to be assayed …
Английский словарь Британика
MAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) 2002– Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and …
Английский словарь Британика
TRUE — I. ˈtrü adjective ( usually truer -üə(r); -u̇(ə)r, -u̇ə ; usually truest -üə̇st) Etymology: Middle English trew, trewe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALAMITY — -əd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitat-, calamitas; akin to Latin in columis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRUE — (n.) Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
Английский словарь Webster
TOUCHSTONE — (n.) Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.
Английский словарь Webster
TOUCHSTONE — (n.) Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak …
Английский словарь Webster
CALAMITY — (n.) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
Английский словарь Webster
CALAMITY — (n.) Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either …
Английский словарь Webster
TOUCHSTONE — ( n. ) Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — ( n. ) Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAMITY — ( n. ) Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAMITY — ( n. ) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRUE — — trueness , n. /trooh/ , adj., truer, truest , n., adv., v., trued, truing or trueing . adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — /tuch"stohn'/ , n. 1. a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing. 2. a black siliceous stone formerly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAMITY — /keuh lam"i tee/ , n. , pl. calamities . 1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — n. yardstick, criterion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CALAMITY — n. disaster, catastrophe
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TRUE — I. ˈtrü adjective ( tru·er ; tru·est ) Etymology: Middle English trewe, from Old English trēowe faithful; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — noun Date: 1530 1. : a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALAMITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Etymology: Middle English calamytey, from Latin calamitat-, calamitas; perhaps akin to Latin clades destruction Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRUE — adv in accordance with truth; truly. 2. true ·noun right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; …
Webster English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — noun any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. 2. touchstone ·noun lydian stone; basanite; …
Webster English vocab
MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
Webster English vocab
CALAMITY — noun a state or time of distress or misfortune; misery. 2. calamity ·noun any great misfortune or cause of misery; …
Webster English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — ■ noun 1》 a piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CALAMITY — ■ noun ( plural calamities ) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress. Derivatives calamitous adjective calamitously …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TRUE — [true] adj tru.er ; tru.est [ME trewe, fr. OE treowe faithful; akin to OHG gitriuwi faithful, OIr derb sure, and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — [touch.stone] n (1530) 1: a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of gold …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CALAMITY — [ca.lam.i.ty] n, pl -ties [ME calamytey, fr. MF calamite, fr. L calamitat-, calamitas; perh. akin to L clades destruction] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — black siliceous stone used to ascertain the purity of gold and silver. Assaying by touch was one of the earliest …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — a cynical court jester who comments on human foibles in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Touchstone is a member of …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — touchstone BrE AmE ˈtʌtʃ stəʊn AmE \ -stoʊn ▷ touchstone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CALAMITY — calamit|y BrE AmE kə ˈlæm ət |i -ɪt- AmE \ -ət̬ |i ▷ calamit|ies iz ▶ Ca ˌ lamity ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRUE — / truː; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( truer , tru·est ) CORRECT 1. connected with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — / ˈtʌtʃstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun [ usually sing. ] touchstone (of / for sth) ( formal ) something that provides …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRUE — I. true 1 S1 W1 /truː/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ truly , ↑ truthfully ≠ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCHSTONE — touch ‧ stone /ˈtʌtʃstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: touchstone 'stone used for testing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CALAMITY — ca ‧ lam ‧ i ‧ ty /kəˈlæməti, kəˈlæmɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural calamities ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRUE — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 in accordance with fact or reality (a true story). 2 genuine; rightly or strictly …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCHSTONE — n. 1 a fine-grained dark schist or jasper used for testing alloys of gold etc. by marking it with them …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRUE — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 in accordance with fact or reality (a true story). 2 genuine; rightly or strictly …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — n. 1 a fine-grained dark schist or jasper used for testing alloys of gold etc. by marking it with them …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAN — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CALAMITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a disaster, a great misfortune. 2 a adversity. b deep distress. Calamity Jane a prophet of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRUE — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. in accordance with fact or reality (a true story). 2 genuine; rightly or strictly …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCHSTONE — n.1 a fine-grained dark schist or jasper used for testing alloys of gold etc. by marking it with them and …
Oxford English vocab
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CALAMITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a disaster, a great misfortune. 2 a adversity. b deep distress. Phrases and idioms: Calamity Jane …
Oxford English vocab
TRUE — ( truer, truest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — ( touchstones) If you use one thing as a touchstone of another, you use it as a test or standard …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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