PREEN-TAIL DAY

Meaning of PREEN-TAIL DAY in English

or Tailie Day - the day following All Fool's Day when paper tails were attached to the backs of unsuspecting people as a joke.

Scottish slang English vocabulary. Английский словарь шотландского сленга. 2012

PREEN — nettar; (~ oneself) orgolliar se
English interlingue dictionary
PREEN — I. noun Etymology: Middle English prene, from Old English prēon; akin to Middle High German pfrieme awl Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DAY — I Time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially, the period of the Earth's rotation. …
Английский словарь Британика
TAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREEN — I. ˈprēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English prene, from Old English prēon; akin to Middle Dutch priem bodkin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAY — I. ˈdā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREEN — (n.) To trim up, as trees.
Английский словарь Webster
PREEN — (n.) To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
PREEN — (n.) A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
Английский словарь Webster
PREEN — ( n. ) To trim up, as trees.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREEN — ( n. ) To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PREEN — ( n. ) A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAIL — tail 1 — tailer , n. — tailless , adj. — taillessly , adv. — taillessness , n. — taillike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PREEN — preen 1 — preener , n. /preen/ , v.t. 1. (of animals, esp. birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAY — /day/ , n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAIL — I. ˈtāl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAIL — noun ·see tailing, ·noun, 5. 2. tail ·noun limitation; abridgment. 3. tail ·noun ·same·as tailing, 4. 4. tail ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
PREEN — noun to trim up, as trees. 2. preen ·noun a forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth. 3. preen …
Webster English vocab
TAIL — [tail] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE taegel; akin to OHG zagal tail, MIr dual lock of hair] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PREEN — [preen] n [ME prene, fr. OE preon; akin to MHG pfrieme awl] (bef. 12c) 1 dial chiefly Brit: pin 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — in zoology, prolongation of the backbone beyond the trunk of the body, or any slender projection resembling such a structure. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PREEN — preen, Preen BrE AmE priːn ▷ preened priːnd ▷ preening ˈpriːn ɪŋ ▷ preens priːnz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAIL — / teɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF BIRD / ANIMAL / FISH 1. [ C ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREEN — / priːn; NAmE / verb 1. preen (yourself) (usually disapproving ) to spend a lot of time making yourself look …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — / deɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a period of 24 hours : I saw Tom three days …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PREEN — preen /priːn/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from Old French proignier ; ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAY — day S1 W1 /deɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ day , ↑ midday ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PREEN — v.tr. & refl. 1 (of a bird) tidy (the feathers or itself) with its beak. 2 (of a person) smarten …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PREEN — v.tr. & refl. 1 (of a bird) tidy (the feathers or itself) with its beak. 2 (of a person) smarten …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAIL — 1. n. & v. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. …
Oxford English vocab
PREEN — v.tr. & refl. 1. (of a bird) tidy (the feathers or itself) with its beak. 2 (of a person) smarten …
Oxford English vocab
DAY — n.1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
TAIL — ( tails, tailing, tailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tail …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREEN — ( preens, preening, preened) 1. If someone preens themselves , they spend a lot of time making themselves look neat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — ( days) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A day is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail (= moves its tail from side to side to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREEN — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Alistair sniffed, but he preened too. ▪ Capshaw was at the window, preening. ▪ Ducks …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAY — [noun] [C] - a period of 24 hours, esp. from 12 o'clock one night to 12 o'clock the next night, …
Cambridge English vocab
DAY — n. day lily All Saints' Day All Souls' Day April Fools' Day All Fools' Day Canada Day Dominion Day D …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PREEN — verb Preen is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ feather
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DAY — • ↑ any day/any day now • ↑ at the end of the day • ↑ by day/by night • …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAIL
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PREEN — v. 25B6; verb the robin preened its feathers : CLEAN, tidy, groom, smooth, arrange; archaic plume. she preened before the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAY — n. 25B6; noun I stayed for a day : TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR PERIOD, twenty-four hours. enjoy the beach during the day : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PREEN — v. 1 trim, clean, plume, groom The gliding swans stopped now and then to preen their feathers 2 primp, dress …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TAIL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PREEN — гл. 1) а) чистить перья клювом; о птицах б) перен. прихорашиваться He always spends ages preening himself before he goes …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAY — сущ. 1) о явлениях природы а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. ≈ Часы, дни, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAIL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PREEN — preen.ogg _I 1. pri:n n шотл. 1> брошь; булавка 2> дешёвая, грошовая безделушка 2. pri:n v шотл. закалывать, закреплять булавкой …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DAY — day.ogg deı n 1. 1> день every day - каждый день; что ни день any day - а) в любой …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAIL — I 1) хвост; хвостовая часть; конец 2) мн. ч. хвосты, отходы обогащения 3) сварка хвост полки 4) заделанный конец ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DAY — 1) день; сутки 2) горн. дневная поверхность 3) ширина оконного проёма • - apparent solar day - astronomical day - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TAIL — I 1) хвост; хвостовая часть; конец 2) мн. ч. хвосты, отходы обогащения 3) сварка хвост полки 4) заделанный конец (элемента конструкции) || заделывать конец …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DAY — 1) день; сутки 2) горн. дневная поверхность 3) ширина оконного проёма • - apparent solar day - astronomical day - broadcast day - clear day - cloudy day - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TAIL — 1) вывод лампы 2) задний 3) отбросы 4) отработанный 5) отходы 6) пологий 7) полоска 8) фракция 9) хвост 10) хвостный 11) хвостовой 12) хвосты 13) шпинтон • distribution tail area — стат. хвост …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TAIL — tail I 1. сущ.1) хвост to swing, wag a tail — махать хвостом to dock a tail — обрубать хвост, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PREEN — гл.1) а) чистить перья клювом; о птицах б) перен. прихорашиваться He always spends ages preening himself before he goes out. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Scottish Slang English vocabulary

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