LEOPARD-SKIN CHIEF

Meaning of LEOPARD-SKIN CHIEF in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun

: a mediator or arbitrator who settles disputes and feuds among the Nuer

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

LEOPARD — I or panther Big cat ( Panthera pardus ) of the bush and forest, found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, in North …
Английский словарь Британика
SKIN — I. ˈskin noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEF — I. ˈchēf noun ( plural chiefs ˈchēfs sometimes -ēvz) Etymology: Middle English chief, chef, from Old French chief, chef, from …
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LEOPARD — ˈlepə(r)d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English leupard, leopard, lepard, from Old French lepart, leupart, liepart, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEOPARD — (n.) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike …
Английский словарь Webster
LEOPARD — ( n. ) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIN — — skinlike , adj. /skin/ , n. , v. , skinned, skinning , adj. n. 1. the external covering or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEOPARD — /lep"euhrd/ , n. 1. a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — — chiefless , adj. — chiefship , n. /cheef/ , n. 1. the head or leader of an organized body …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKIN — I. ˈskin noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English scinn skin, Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIEF — I. ˈchēf adjective Date: 14th century 1. : accorded highest rank or office chief librarian 2. : of greatest importance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEOPARD — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lepart, leupart, from Late Latin leopardus, from Greek leopardos, from leōn lion + pardos …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKIN — vi to become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. 2. skin ·noun a vessel made of skin, used …
Webster English vocab
LEOPARD — noun a large, savage, carnivorous mammal (felis leopardus). it is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike …
Webster English vocab
CHIEF — adj very intimate, near, or close. 2. chief ·adj highest in office or rank; principal; head. 3. chief ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
SKIN — [skin] n, often attrib [ME, fr. ON skinn; akin to OE scinn skin, MHG schint fruit peel] (13c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEOPARD — [leop.ard] n [ME, fr. OF leupart, fr. LL leopardus, fr. Gk leopardos, fr. leon lion + pardos leopard] (13c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIEF — [chief] adj (14c) 1: accorded highest rank or office "~ librarian" 2: of greatest importance or influence "the ~ reasons" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKIN — in human anatomy, the covering, or integument, of the body's surface that both provides protection and receives sensory stimuli from …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEOPARD — Leopard (Leo pardus) formerly Pard, or Pardus, also called Panther (Leo pardus), big cat closely related to the lion, tiger, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIEF — a political leader of a primitive social group, such as a band, tribe, or confederacy of tribes. Among many primitive …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKIN — skin BrE AmE skɪn ▷ skinned skɪnd ▷ skinning ˈskɪn ɪŋ ▷ skins skɪnz ▶ ˈ skin ˌ diver BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEOPARD — leopard BrE AmE ˈlep əd AmE \ - ə rd ▷ leopard|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHIEF — chief BrE AmE tʃiːf ▷ chiefly ˈtʃiːf li ▷ chiefs tʃiːfs ▶ ˌ chief ˈ constable BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEOPARD — / ˈlepəd; NAmE -ərd/ noun a large animal of the cat family, that has yellowish-brown fur with black spots. Leopards …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF — / tʃiːf; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. most important : the chief …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKIN — I. skin 1 S2 W2 /skɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skinn ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEOPARD — leop ‧ ard /ˈlepəd $ -ərd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: leupart …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIEF — I. chief 1 S2 W2 /tʃiːf/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . [only before noun] highest in rank: He was recently …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEOPARD — n. (fem. leopardess) 1 any large African or Asian flesh-eating cat, Panthera pardus, with either a black-spotted yellowish-fawn or all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIEF — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKIN — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEOPARD — n. (fem. leopardess) 1 any large African or Asian flesh-eating cat, Panthera pardus, with either a black-spotted yellowish-fawn or all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIEF — n. & adj. n. 1 a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKIN — n. & v. --n. 1. the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin …
Oxford English vocab
LEOPARD — n. (fem. leopardess) 1. any large African or Asian flesh-eating cat, Panthera pardus, with either a black-spotted yellowish-fawn or all …
Oxford English vocab
CHIEF — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
SKIN — ( skins, skinning, skinned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your skin …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEOPARD — ( leopards) A leopard is a type of large, wild cat. Leopards have yellow fur and black spots, and live …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF — ( chiefs) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The chief of an …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEOPARD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN skin ▪ Until recent years, leopard skins fetched high prices in the fur trade. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKIN — [verb] [T] -nn-To skin something is to remove its skin.The hunters skinned the deer they had killed.You can skin tomatoes …
Cambridge English vocab
LEOPARD — [noun] [C] - a large wild cat that has yellow fur with black spots on it and lives in Africa …
Cambridge English vocab
CHIEF — (MOST IMPORTANT) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - most important or mainThe chief problem we have in the area now …
Cambridge English vocab
LEOPARD — n. leopard seal sea leopard snow leopard Black Panther Party for Self Defense
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEOPARD — n. or panther Big cat ( Panthera pardus ) of the bush and forest, found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, in North …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SKIN — See: BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH, GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN, JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN, KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED …
Slang English vocab
SKIN — I. noun 1 covering of a human/animal body ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful , clear , fine , flawless , good , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LEOPARD — noun Leopard is used before these nouns: ↑ skin
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SKIN — n. 25B6; noun these chemicals could damage the skin : EPIDERMIS, dermis, derma. Mary's fair skin : COMPLEXION, colouring, skin …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEF — n. 25B6; noun a Highland chief : LEADER, chieftain, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, seigneur, liege (lord), potentate. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEF — n. 1 head, leader, principal, superior, supervisor, superintendent, manager, overseer, captain, master, ringleader, chieftain, Dialect himself, Colloq boss, bossman, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SKIN — See: BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH, GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN, JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN, KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED …
Словарь английских идиом
LEOPARD — (Heb. namer) is invariably given by the Authorized Version as the translation of the Hebrew word, which occurs in the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SKIN — 1. сущ. 1) а) кожа (человека) to cast, shed, slip one's skin ≈ сбрасывать кожу, линять The snake shed its …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEOPARD — сущ. 1) леопард; мех леопарда; шуба из меха леопарда Young leopard is a cub. ≈ Молодой леопард - cub. Female …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF — 1. сущ. 1) правитель; руководитель. глава, лидер; начальник; шеф (часто как обращение в разговорной речи) ; директор, заведующий the chief …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKIN — skin.ogg 1. skın n 1. 1> кожа clear dry, tender skin - чистая сухая, нежная кожа fair dark skin - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEOPARD — leopard.ogg ʹlepəd n 1. 1> зоол. леопард, барс ( Panthera pardus ) American leopard - ягуар ( Pardus onca ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHIEF — chief.ogg 1. tʃi:f n 1. 1> глава, руководитель; лидер; начальник, шеф; заведующий, директор chief of chemical corps - воен. начальник …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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