PELE'S TEARS

Meaning of PELE'S TEARS in English

noun plural

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: after Pele, Hawaiian volcano goddess

1. : small drops of volcanic glass

2. Hawaii : a clear chalcedony or opal in cabochon cut

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

PELE'S TEARS — drops of volcanic glass, often with pendent threads, thrown out during a volcanic eruption. [ named after Pele; see PELE'S …
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PELÉ — orig. Edson Arantes do Nascimento born Oct. 23, 1940, Três Coraçõ es, Braz. Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his time …
Английский словарь Британика
TEARS — plural of tear present third singular of tear
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PELÉ — /pay lay", pay"lay/ , n. ( Edson Arantes do Nascimento ) born 1940, Brazilian soccer player.
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PELE — /peel/ , n. peel 3 .
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PELE — n. fortified tower on the borders of England and Scotland during the 16th century
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PELE — n. family name; Edson Arantes do Nascimento (born 1940), most famous Brazilian soccer player; Polynesian goddess (of fire, lightning, dance, …
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PELE — ■ noun variant spelling of peel 3 .
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PELE — born Oct. 23, 1940, Trs Coraes, Braz. byname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento association football (soccer) player, in his time …
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PELE — I Pele, Pelé, Pelee, Pelée place name, mountain BrE AmE ˈpel eɪ pə ˈleɪ AmE pə ˈleɪ ˈpeɪ leɪ —French …
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PELÉ — Pel ‧ é /ˈpeleɪ $ peˈleɪ/ BrE AmE (1940–) a Brazilian football player, considered by many people to be the …
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PELE — var. of PEEL(3).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PELE — var. of PEEL(3).
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PELE — var. of PEEL(3).
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PELÉ — n. orig. Edson Arantes do Nascimento born Oct. 23, 1940, Três Coraçõ es, Braz. Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his …
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TEARS — See: BORE TO TEARS, CROCODILE TEARS.
Slang English vocab
TEARS — n. Function: noun plural a profuse secretion of saline fluid that overflows the eyelids and dampens the face FF1C; a …
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TEARS — noun plural a profuse secretion of saline fluid that overflows the eyelids and dampens the face a blow that brought …
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TEARS — See ↑ CRY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in tears • ↑ bring tears to sb's eyes/bring a lump to …
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TEARS — See: BORE TO TEARS, CROCODILE TEARS.
Словарь английских идиом
TEARS — rates
Anagrams English vocabulary
PELE — [Polynesian] The Hawaiian (Polynesian) goddess of the fire in the volcano, the mother of eruptions. She is a ravishing, whimsical …
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TEARS — Рвет
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PELE — пеле
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TEARS — Слезы людские, о слезы людские
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PELÉ — Пеле
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PELE — Пеле
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PELE — пеле
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TEARS — Рвет
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PELE — пеле
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PELE — пеле
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PELE'S HAIR — ˌpālāz-, ˌpēlēz- noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: translation of Hawaiian lauoho-o-Pele, from Pele, Hawaiian volcano goddess : glass threads …
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PELE'S HAIR — /pay"layz, pee"leez/ volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air. …
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PEEL — I. ˈpēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pele, from Old English pyle …
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PEEL — peel 1 — peelable , adj. /peel/ , v.t. 1. to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to …
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PEEL — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.). 2》 (of a surface) …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: LITERATURE — Arabic Arab intellectuals were preoccupied in 2000 with globalization, and the dubious nature of that phenomenon was questioned in two …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LITERATURE
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PELEE, MOUNT — French Montagne Pele, active volcanic mountain on the Caribbean island of Martinique, French West Indies. Situated 15 miles (24 km) …
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LACROIX, ALFRED — born , Feb. 4, 1863, Mcon, France died March 12, 1948, Paris in full Franois-antoine-alfred Lacroix French mineralogist whose Minraux …
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CARBET MOUNTAINS — French Pitons Du Carbet, volcanic massif on the Caribbean island of Martinique, in the Lesser Antilles, French West Indies. The …
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TEAR — I. tear 1 S3 W3 /tɪə $ tɪr/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable usually plural] a drop of salty …
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CRY — I. cry 1 S2 W2 /kraɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle cried , present participle crying …
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PEEL — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. a strip the skin, rind, bark, wrapping, etc. from (a fruit, vegetable, tree, …
Oxford English vocab
TEAR — I. CRYING /tɪə(r)/ ( tears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tears …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WEEP — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES shed/weep tears (= cry ) ▪ Don’t shed any tears for him. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
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UP
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THAT
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TEAR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a banging/tearing/hissing etc sound ▪ There was an odd buzzing sound in her ears. …
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TAKE
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STREAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flood/stream of inquiries ▪ The special offer has produced a flood of inquiries …
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ROLL
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