JACOB'S-STAFF

Meaning of JACOB'S-STAFF in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun

( plural jacob's-staffs )

Usage: usually capitalized J

Etymology: Jacob's staff (pilgrim's staff)

1. : great mullein

2. : a plant of the genus Fouquieria

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

JACOB'S STAFF — noun Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: after Jacob St. James, symbolized in religious art by a pilgrim's staff — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACOB'S STAFF — pl. Jacob's staves . 1. Astron. cross-staff. 2. Survey. a pole providing a firm support for a compass or other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JACOB'S STAFF — ■ noun a rod with a sliding cursor formerly used for measuring distances and heights. Origin C16 (denoting a pilgrim's …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JACOB'S STAFF — n. 1 a surveyor's iron-shod rod used instead of a tripod. 2 an instrument for measuring distances and heights. [f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — n. 1 a surveyor's iron-shod rod used instead of a tripod. 2 an instrument for measuring distances and heights. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JACOB'S STAFF — n.1 a surveyor's iron-shod rod used instead of a tripod. 2 an instrument for measuring distances and heights. Etymology: f. …
Oxford English vocab
JACOB'S STAFF — [Judaic] This staff, made of a branch of a certain tree, forced the spirits in the vicinity to make themselves …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия землемерный шест
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия землемерный шест
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — землемерный шест
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
JACOB'S STAFF — землемерный шест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
JACOB'S STAFF — землемерный шест
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — астролябия, градшток, посох Иакова
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
JACOB'S STAFF — астролябия, градшток, посох Иакова
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова ( согласно Ветхому Завету, посох, с которым патриарх Иаков перешёл Иордан; см. Библия, книга Бытие, гл. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова (согласно Ветхому Завету, посох, с которым патриарх Иаков перешёл Иордан; см. Библия, книга Бытие, гл. 32, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
JACOB'S STAFF — _n. 1> _библ. посох Иакова 2> астролябия; градшток
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
JACOB'S STAFF — n. 1. библ. посох Иакова 2. астролябия; градшток
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
JACOB'S STAFF — _n. 1> _библ. посох Иакова 2> астролябия; градшток
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия землемерный шест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB'S STAFF — 1) библ. посох Иакова 2) астролябия землемерный шест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB — Jakob ( Yaqub ) was a prophet of Allah, mentioned the Qur'an and the Old Testament.
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
JACOB — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Iacōb, from Hebrew Ya‘ăqōbh Date: before 12th century a son of Isaac and Rebekah, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JACOB — I Hebrew patriarch , son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham , and the traditional ancestor of the people of …
Английский словарь Британика
STAFF — I. ˈsta]f, ]aa(ə)f, ]aif, ]ȧf noun ( plural staffs ]fs ; or staves ]vz, ˈstāvz) Etymology: Middle English staf, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACOB — ˈjākəb sometimes -əp noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Iakōb, from Hebrew Ya'ăqōbh, after Ya'ăqōbh …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACOB — (n.) A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching …
Английский словарь Webster
JACOB — ( n. ) A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAFF — staff 1 — staffless , adj. /staf, stahf/ , n. , pl. staffs for 1-5, 9; staves /stayv/ or staffs …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JACOB — /jay"keuhb/ for 1, 3; Fr. /zhann kawb"/ for 2 , n. 1. the second son of Isaac, the twin brother …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JACOB — n. male first name; family name; (Biblical) third Old Testament patriarch, son of Isaac, father of the 12 tribes of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STAFF — I. ˈstaf noun ( plural staffs ˈstafs, ˈstavz ; or staves ˈstavz, ˈstāvz) Etymology: Middle English staf, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JACOB — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Iacōb, from Hebrew Ya‘ăqōbh Date: before 12th century 1. : a son of Isaac …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAFF — noun the round of a ladder. 2. staff ·noun an arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a …
Webster English vocab
JACOB — noun a hebrew patriarch (son of isaac, and ancestor of the jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching …
Webster English vocab
STAFF — [staff] n, pl staffs or staves [ME staf, fr. OE staef; akin to OHG stab staff, Skt stabhnati he supports] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JACOB — [Ja.cob] n [LL, fr. Gk Iacob, fr. Heb Ya'aqobh] 1: a son of Isaac and Rebekah, the twin brother of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JACOB — Hebrew Ya'aqov, Arabic Ya'qub, also called Israel, Hebrew Yisra'el, Arabic Isra'il, Hebrew patriarch who was the grandson of Abraham, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
STAFF — staff BrE AmE stɑːf § stæf AmE stæf ▷ staffed stɑːft § stæft AmE stæft ▷ staffing ˈstɑːf ɪŋ § …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JACOB — Jacob BrE AmE ˈdʒeɪk əb -ʌb ▷ Jacob|'s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STAFF — / stɑːf; NAmE stæf/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , usually sing. , U ] all the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAFF — I. staff 1 S2 W2 /stɑːf $ stæf/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stæf 'stick' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JACOB — Ja ‧ cob /ˈdʒeɪkəb/ BrE AmE in the Old Testament of the Bible, the son of ↑ Isaac , and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STAFF — n. & v. --n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAFF — n. & v. n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAFF — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a …
Oxford English vocab
STAFF — ( staffs, staffing, staffed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The staff …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAFF — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a committee/staff/board etc meeting ▪ A staff meeting will be held at 3 p.m. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JACOB — n. Alfasi Isaac ben Jacob Astor John Jacob Berzelius Jöns Jacob Baron Burckhardt Jacob Christopher Camerarius Rudolph Jacob Epstein Sir …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JACOB — n. Hebrew patriarch , son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham , and the traditional ancestor of the people of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JACOB — A soft fellow. A fool. JACOB. A ladder: perhaps from Jacob's dream. CANT. Also the common name for a jay, …
Slang English vocab
STAFF — See multinational staff; general staff; integrated staff; joint staff; parallel staff; special staff.
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
JACOB — (supplanter), the second son of Isaac and Rebekah. He was born with Esau, probably at the well of Lahai-roi, about …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
JACOB — that supplants, undermines; the heel
Bible Names English vocab
JACOB — birthright speculator, traveler, s. Isaac, and brother of Esau. Was mother's pet. Became proficient as a character impersonator, but never …
Who is who English vocabulary
STAFF — I сущ. 1) а) мн. тж. staves палка, посох; дубинка б) жезл 2) а) прям. и перен. опора, поддержка, столп …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB — сущ. Дже(й)коб; библ. Иаков Джекоб
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB — сущ. Дже(й)коб; библ. Иаков Джекоб
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACOB — Иаков
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STAFF — staff.ogg _I stɑ:f n ( pl тж. staves) 1. посох, палка to walk with a staff - идти, опираясь на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JACOB — n (мужское имя) 1> Дже(й)коб 2> библ. Иаков
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STAFF — 1) штат (служащих), служебный персонал || укомплектовывать штаты 2) шест; веха; шток; рейка 3) флагшток 4) ж.-д. жезл 5) штукатурный …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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