PORTEOUS

Meaning of PORTEOUS in English

noun

see porteous roll

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PORTEOUS — Porteous BrE AmE ˈpɔːt i‿əs AmE \ ˈpɔːrt̬-
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PORTEOUS — (церковное) (историческое) карманный молитвенник; бревиарий
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PORTEOUS — = portas
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PORTEOUS — (n) бревиарий; карманный молитвенник
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PORTEOUS — = portas
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PORTEOUS — = portas
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PORTEOUS — (церковное) (историческое) карманный молитвенник; бревиарий
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PORTEOUS ROLL — ˈpōrtēəs- noun or porteous ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English porthors, portous, portes, portable breviary, manual, from Old French portehors, …
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PORTEOUS RIOTS — (1736), celebrated riots that erupted in Edinburgh over the execution of a smuggler. The incident had Jacobite overtones and was …
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WALLOW — I. ˈwä](ˌ)lō, ]lə also ˈwȯ]; ]ləw or ]lō+V\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English walwen, walowen, from Old English …
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SWOOP — I. ˈswüp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English swopen to sweep, from Old English swāpan to sweep, …
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SWAMP — I. ˈswamp adjective Etymology: Middle English (Scots) swampe distended, swollen, hollow chiefly Scotland : thin , slender II. ˈswämp, -wȯmp …
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STREAK — I. ˈstrēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English strek, streke, strik, strike, from Old English strica line, streak; akin …
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SNUB — I. ˈsnəb verb ( snubbed ; snubbed ; snubbing ; snubs ) Etymology: Middle English snubben, of Scandinavian origin; akin …
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LUMP
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LOOM — I. ˈlüm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lome, from Old English gelōma tool, utensil; akin …
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HAMPER — I. ˈhampə(r), ˈhaam-, ˈhaim- transitive verb ( hampered ; hampered ; hampering -p(ə)riŋ ; hampers ) Etymology: Middle English hamperen: …
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GESTURE — I. ˈjes(h)chə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin gestura mode of action, from Latin gestus (past participle of gerere …
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SLOPPY — ˈsläpē, -pi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: slop (II) + -y 1. a. : muddy or slushy so as to …
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PORTESSE — noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English portes — more at porteous roll obsolete : breviary 2a
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FULL-BODIED — ˈ ̷ ̷|bädēd, -did adjective 1. : having a large body : stout , corpulent his mother, full-bodied, with a mop of …
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ARGYLL, JOHN CAMPBELL, 2ND DUKE OF, DUKE OF ... — born Oct. 10, 1678, Petersham, Surrey, Eng. died Oct. 4, 1743, Petersham Scottish supporter of the union with England and …
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