SKEAN DHU

Meaning of SKEAN DHU in English

-ˈthü noun

( plural skean dhus )

Etymology: Scottish Gaelic sgian dubh, literally, black skean

: a dagger worn by Scottish Highlanders in full dress

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SKEAN DHU — /dhooh, dooh/ a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKEAN-DHU — [ 'du: ] ■ noun a dagger worn in the stocking as part of Highland dress. Origin C19: from skean …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SKEAN-DHU — / ˌskiːən ˈduː; NAmE ; ˌskiːn/ noun a knife which is worn inside a sock with traditional Scottish clothing •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKEAN — I. or ~e see: skein II. noun or skene see: science Date: 15th century dagger , dirk
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SKEAN — I. noun or skeen or skene also skhian ˈs(h)kē(ə)n ( -s ) Etymology: Irish Gaelic scian & Scottish Gaelic sgian; …
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SKEAN — (n.) A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.]
Английский словарь Webster
SKEAN — ( n. ) A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKEAN — /skeen, skee"euhn/ , n. a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands. Also, skene . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKEAN — n. skene, form of knife or dagger used by the Irish and Scottish Highlanders
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SKEAN — I. or skeane variant of skein II. noun or skene ˈskē(-ə)n Etymology: Middle English skene, from Irish scian & Scottish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKEAN — noun a knife or short dagger, ·esp. that in use among the highlanders of scotland. [variously spelt.].
Webster English vocab
SKEAN — [ ski:n , 'ski:ən ] ■ noun a dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. Origin ME: from Ir. and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SKEAN — [skean] or skeane var of skein [2]skean or skene n [ME skene, fr. Ir scian & ScGael sgian, fr. OIr …
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SKEAN — skean BrE AmE skiːn ˈski ː ‿ən ▷ skeans skiːnz ˈski ː ‿ənz ▶ ˌ skean ˈ dhu duː BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKEAN — n. hist. a Gaelic dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. øskean-dhu n. a dagger worn in the stocking as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKEAN — n. hist. a Gaelic dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. skean-dhu n. a dagger worn in the stocking as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKEAN — n. hist. a Gaelic dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. Phrases and idioms: skean-dhu n. a dagger worn in …
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SKEAN — n гаэльский кинжал
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SKEAN — n гаэльский кинжал
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SKEAN — гаэльский кинжал
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DHU'L-QADAH — noun Etymology: Arabic Dhū-al-qa‘da, literally, the one of the sitting Date: circa 1771 the 11th month of the Islamic year
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DHU'L-HIJJA — noun Etymology: Arabic Dhū-al-ḥijja, literally, the one of the pilgrimage Date: circa 1771 the 12th month of the Islamic year
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DHU'L-QA'DAH — -ˈkä(ˌ)dä noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st D&Q Etymology: Arabic dhū-l-qa'dah, literally, the one of the sitting : the 11th month …
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DHU'L-HIJJA — dülˈhi(ˌ)jä noun Usage: usually capitalized D&H Etymology: Arabic dhū-l-ḥijjah, literally, the one of the pilgrimage : the 12th month of …
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SKENE DHU — /skeen" dhooh", dooh"/ . See skean dhu .
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DHU 'L-QA'DA — /doohl kah"deuh/ Islam. the eleventh month of the Muslim calendar. Also, Zu 'l-kadah . Cf. Muslim Calendar . [ 1760-70; …
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DHU 'L-HIJJAH — /doohl hij"euh/ Islam. the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar, in leap year containing one extra day. Also, Dhu 'l-hijja, …
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DHU'L-QADAH — noun Etymology: Arabic Dhū-al-qa‘da, literally, the one of the sitting Date: circa 1771 : the 11th month of the Islamic …
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DHU'L-HIJJA — noun Etymology: Arabic Dhū-al-ḥijja, literally, the one of the pilgrimage Date: circa 1771 : the 12th month of the Islamic …
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DHU'L-QA'DAH — [Dhu'l-Qa'.dah] n [Ar Dhu-l-qadah, lit., the one of the sitting] (ca. 1771): the 11th month of the Islamic year
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DHU'L-HIJJA — [Dhu'l-Hij.ja] n [Ar Dhu-l-hijjah, lit., the one of the pilgrimage] (ca. 1771): the 12th month of the Islamic year
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SGIAN-DHU — sgian-dhu BrE AmE ˌski ː ‿ən ˈduː ˌskiːnˈ•
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QADA — Dhu'l Qa'da :The 11th month of the Islamic calendar.
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SKENE — noun see: skean
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SKEANE — see: skean II. noun see: skein
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SKEANE — I. see skean II II. noun see skein I, 1
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SKENE — I. skene variant of skean II. ske·ne ˈskē(ˌ)nē noun ( plural ske·nai -ˌnī) Etymology: Greek skēnē — more at scene …
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SKEIN — I. ˈskān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English skeyne, skayne, from Middle French escaigne 1. or skean or skeane …
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SKHIAN — variant of skean
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SKEEN — variant of skean
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