DRAGON LADY

Meaning of DRAGON LADY in English

noun

Etymology: so called from a character with this epithet in the comic strip Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff died 1988 American cartoonist

: an overbearing or tyrannical woman ; also : a glamorous often mysterious woman

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DRAGON LADY — noun Etymology: character in the comic strip “Terry and the Pirates” by Milton Caniff Date: 1973 an overbearing or tyrannical …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRAGON LADY — ( often caps. ) a woman of somewhat sinister glamour often perceived as wielding ruthless or corrupt power. [ after …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAGON LADY — Etymology: character in the comic strip “Terry and the Pirates” by Milton Caniff Date: 1973 : an overbearing or tyrannical …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAGON LADY — Function: noun Etymology: character in the comic strip “ Terry and the Pirates ” by Milton Caniff Date: 1973 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRAGON LADY — [dragon lady] n [character in the comic strip "Terry and the Pirates" by Milton Caniff] (1973): an overbearing or tyrannical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LADY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) first lady Godey's Lady's Book Godiva Lady Gregory Augusta Lady Grey Lady Jane Hamilton …
Английский словарь Британика
DRAGON — Legendary monster usually depicted as a huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing lizard or snake with a barbed tail. The dragon symbolized evil …
Английский словарь Британика
LADY — I. ˈlādē, -di noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lady, lavedi, lafdi, from Old English hlǣfdīge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAGON — ˈdragən, -raig- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dragun, dragoun, from Old French dragun, dragon, from Latin dracon-, draco …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAGON — (n.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of …
Английский словарь Webster
DRAGON — (n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco.
Английский словарь Webster
DRAGON — ( n. ) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAGON — ( n. ) A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LADY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAGON — — dragonish , adj. — dragonlike , adj. /drag"euhn/ , n. 1. a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAGON — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, from Greek drakōn serpent; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LADY — noun a wife; not now in approved usage. 2. lady ·adj belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. 3. …
Webster English vocab
DRAGON — noun a variety of carrier pigeon. 2. dragon ·noun a fierce, violent person, ·esp. a woman. 3. dragon ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
DRAGON — [drag.on] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, fr. Gk drakon serpent; akin to OE torht bright, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LADY — in Great Britain, a general title for any peeress below the rank of duchess and also for the wife of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRAGON — legendary monster usually conceived as a huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing, scaly lizard or snake with a barbed tail. The belief in …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRAGON — dragon BrE AmE ˈdræɡ ə n ▷ dragon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LADY — / ˈleɪdi; NAmE / ( pl. -ies ) noun 1. [ C ] a word used to mean 'woman' that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LADY — la ‧ dy S1 W2 /ˈleɪdi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ladies ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAGON — drag ‧ on /ˈdræɡən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Greek drakon 'large …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAGON — n. 1 a mythical monster like a reptile, usu. with wings and claws and able to breathe out fire. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAGON — n. 1 a mythical monster like a reptile, usu. with wings and claws and able to breathe out fire. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Oxford English vocab
DRAGON — n.1 a mythical monster like a reptile, usu. with wings and claws and able to breathe out fire. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
LADY — ( ladies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can use lady …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LADY — (ladies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LADY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bag lady cleaning lady/woman (= a woman who cleans houses, offices etc as her job …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAGON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Dragons' Den COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE old ▪ He was the most reliable, in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LADY — (WOMAN) [noun] [C] - a polite or dated way of referring to or addressing a womanShe's a very attractive lady.Would …
Cambridge English vocab
DRAGON — [noun] [C] - a large fierce imaginary animal, usually represented with wings, a long tail and fire coming out of …
Cambridge English vocab
LADY — (TITLE) [noun] [U] - a title given in Britain to a woman or girl who has the social rank of …
Cambridge English vocab
DRAGON — n. Legendary monster usually depicted as a huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing lizard or snake with a barbed tail. The dragon symbolized …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LADY — n. Lady Diana Frances Spencer first lady Godey's Lady's Book Godiva Lady Gregory Augusta Lady Grey Lady Jane Hamilton Emma …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LADY — Synonyms and related words : Dulcinea, Eve, Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, acceptable person, archduchess, baroness, best girl, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LADY — n. lady friend lady killer maiden lady old lady ladies' man
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DRAGON — [MIT] A program similar to a daemon , except that it is not invoked at all, but is instead used …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LADY — I. 1) леди (принятая форма титулования маркизы (marchioness), графини (countess), виконтессы (viscountess) и баронессы (baroness); напр., вместо the Marchioness of …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
DRAGON — [Folklore] Few creatures of folklore and mythology conjure up the mental images of the dragon. Also known as wurm, wyrm …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
DRAGON — [MIT] A program similar to a daemon , except that it is not invoked at all, but is instead used …
Jargon File English vocabulary
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady ≈ первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAGON — сущ. 1) о животных а) дракон like a dragon б) зоол. летучий дракон (вид ящерицы) в) зоол. морской конек Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — lady.ogg 1. ʹleıdı n 1. 1> леди, дама; госпожа great lady - знатная дама fine lady - а) светская женщина, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAGON — dragon.ogg ʹdrægən n 1. дракон Dragon class yacht - спорт. килевая яхта-монотип класса «Дракон» 2. дьявол, демон, сатана ( тж. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LADY — lady сущ.1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LADY — 1. [ʹleıdı] n 1. 1) леди, дама; госпожа great ~ - знатная дама fine ~ - а) светская женщина, аристократка; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DRAGON — n 1. дракон Dragon class yacht - спорт. килевая яхта-монотип класса «Дракон» 2. дьявол, демон, сатана ( тж. the old …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LADY — 1. ʹleıdı n 1. 1> леди, дама; госпожа great lady - знатная дама fine lady - а) светская женщина, аристократка; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DRAGON — n 1. дракон Dragon class yacht - спорт. килевая яхта-монотип класса «Дракон» 2. дьявол, демон, сатана ( тж. the old …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди ( жена президента или губернатора штата ) the first …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DRAGON — сущ. 1) а) дракон - like a dragon б) зоол. летучий дракон ( вид ящерицы ) в) зоол. морской конек …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of the American theater …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRAGON — сущ. 1) а) дракон - like a dragon б) зоол. летучий дракон (вид ящерицы) в) зоол. морской конек Syn: dragonet г) зоол. вид породистого голубя 2) а) человек сурового нрава, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRAGON — герп. летучий дракон (Draco); обыкновенный летучий дракон (Draco volans) - Australian forest dragon - Australian water dragon - bearded dragon - big-scaled forest dragon - black …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DRAGON — герп. летучий дракон ( Draco ) ; обыкновенный летучий дракон ( Draco volans ) - Australian forest dragon - Australian …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LADY — _n. 1> дама; госпожа; a lady of easy virtue - женщина легкого поведения - great lady - young lady - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LADY — n. 1. дама; госпожа; a lady of easy virtue - женщина легкого поведения - great lady - young lady - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LADY — _n. 1> дама; госпожа; a great lady знатная, важная дама; young lady барышня; a lady of easy virtue женщина лёгкого …
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