ROUNDHEADS

Meaning of ROUNDHEADS in English

A term of reproach to the puritans and partizans of Oliver Cromwell, and the Rump Parliament, who it is said made use of a bowl as a guide to trim their hair.

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ROUNDHEADS — ист. "круглоголовые" (прозвище пуритан [Puritans]) по их коротко остриженным волосам
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
CAVALIER — In the English Civil Wars , the name adopted by Charles I 's supporters, who contemptuously called their opponents Roundheads …
Английский словарь Британика
WHIG — I. ˈ(h)wig noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown Scotland : any of various elements or products of milk ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROUNDHEADED
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROUNDHEAD — (n.) A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Английский словарь Webster
ROUNDHEAD — ( n. ) A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROUNDHEADED
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRICK-EARED — /prik"eard'/ , adj. 1. having the ears upright and pointed: a prick-eared dog. 2. Brit. a. Informal. (of a man) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROUNDHEAD — noun a nickname for a puritan. ·see roundheads, the, in the dictionary of noted names in fiction.
Webster English vocab
CAVALIER — (from Late Latin caballarius, horseman), originally a rider or cavalryman; the term had the same derivation as the French chevalier. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAVALIER POET — any of a group of English gentlemen poets, called Cavaliers because of their loyalty to Charles I (162549) during the …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEW MODEL ARMY — ˌNew ˌModel ˈArmy, the BrE AmE noun an army started by Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War in 1645, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEW MODEL ARMY, THE — ˌNew ˌModel ˈArmy, the BrE AmE noun an army started by Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War in 1645, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAVALIER — n. In the English Civil Wars , the name adopted by Charles I 's supporters, who contemptuously called their opponents …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CROP — A nick name for a presbyterian: from their cropping their hair, which they trimmed close to a bowl-dish, placed as …
Slang English vocab
ROUNDHEAD — n a supporter of Parliament against King Charles I in the English Civil War . Roundheads were given the name …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR — a war (1642–51) between the King of England, Charles I , and his parliament. Its causes were both political and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CAVALIER — n [ often pl ] a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War . The name Cavaliers, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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