BLARNEY STONE

Meaning of BLARNEY STONE in English

a stone in Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BLARNEY STONE — ˈBlarney ˌStone, the BrE AmE a stone in the wall of Blarney Castle in the Republic of Ireland. People believe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLARNEY STONE — a famous stone on the outside wall of Blarney Castle in County Cork, Ireland. It is supposed to give any …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BLARNEY STONE — [Folklore] To kiss the Blarney Stone. In the wall of Blarney Castle (near Cork) about twenty feet from the top …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
BLARNEY STONE — "Бларни стоун" Популярный ирландский пивной бар в г. Нью-Йорке
BLARNEY STONE — "Бларни стоун" Популярный ирландский пивной бар в г. Нью-Йорке
BLARNEY — geographical name town SW Ireland in central County Cork population 1952
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STONE — I In building construction, rock cut into blocks and slabs or broken into pieces. It comes as hard as granite …
Английский словарь Британика
BLARNEY — Village (pop., 1995 est.: 3,000), County Cork, Ireland. Situated northwest of the city of Cork , it is famous as …
Английский словарь Британика
STONE — I. ˈstōn noun ( -s ; see sense 3 ) Etymology: Middle English stan, ston, stoon, from Old English stān; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLARNEY — I. ˈblärnē, -ȧn-, -ni verb ( blarneyed ; blarneyed ; blarneying ; blarneys ) transitive verb : to influence or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLARNEY — (v. t.) To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney.
Английский словарь Webster
BLARNEY — (n.) Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.
Английский словарь Webster
BLARNEY — ( v. t. ) To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLARNEY — ( n. ) Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STONE — — stonable, stoneable , adj. — stoneless , adj. — stonelessness , n. — stonelike , adj. — stoner , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLARNEY — /blahr"nee/ , n. , v. , blarneyed, blarneying . n. 1. flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery. 2. deceptive or misleading …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLARNEY — v. flatter; wheedle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLARNEY — n. flattery, blandishment; nonsense, insincere talk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STONE — I. ˈstōn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLARNEY — geographical name town SW Ireland in central County Cork population 1952
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLARNEY — noun Etymology: Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Ireland, held to bestow skill in flattery on those …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
BLARNEY — noun smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. 2. blarney ·vt to influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or …
Webster English vocab
BLARNEY — ■ noun talk intended to be charming or persuasive (often considered typical of Irish people). Origin C18: named after Blarney …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STONE — [stone] n (bef. 12c) 1: a concretion of earthy or mineral matter: a (1): such a concretion of indeterminate size …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLARNEY — [blar.ney] n [Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Ireland, held to bestow skill in flattery on those …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLARNEY — Irish An Bhlarna village, County Cork, Ireland, 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Cork city, famous for Blarney Castle (c. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLARNEY — blarney, B~ BrE AmE ˈblɑːn i AmE ˈblɑːrn i ▷ blarney|ed d ▷ blarney|s z ▷ blarney|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STONE — / stəʊn; NAmE stoʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD SUBSTANCE 1. [ U ] (often used before nouns or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLARNEY — / ˈblɑːni; NAmE ˈblɑːrni/ noun [ U ] ( informal ) talk that is friendly and amusing but probably not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STONE — I. stone 1 S2 W1 /stəʊn $ stoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ stoned , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLARNEY — blar ‧ ney /ˈblɑːni $ -ɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] informal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Blarney Stone, large piece …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STONE — n. & v. --n. 1 a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLARNEY — n. & v. --n. 1 cajoling talk; flattery. 2 nonsense. --v. (-eys, -eyed) 1 tr. flatter (a person) with blarney. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STONE — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLARNEY — n. & v. n. 1 cajoling talk; flattery. 2 nonsense. v. (-eys, -eyed) 1 tr. flatter (a person) with blarney. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STONE — n. & v. --n. 1. a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Oxford English vocab
BLARNEY — n. & v. --n. 1. cajoling talk; flattery. 2 nonsense. --v. (-eys, -eyed) 1. tr. flatter (a person) with blarney. …
Oxford English vocab
STONE — ( stones, stoning, stoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLARNEY — Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLARNEY — Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brick/stone/wooden building ▪ The farmhouse is a long stone building about a century …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLARNEY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Granted, the casual observer may dismiss this as impenetrable blarney . ▪ No more fuss …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLARNEY — [noun] [U] - words that are charming nonsense, intended to please or deceiveHe's got a good line in blarney, but …
Cambridge English vocab
STONE — n. bird stone Black Stone of Mecca kidney stone Middle Stone Age New Stone Age Old Stone Age Rosetta Stone …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STONE — n. In building construction, rock cut into blocks and slabs or broken into pieces. It comes as hard as granite …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLARNEY — n. Village (pop., 1995 est.: 3,000), County Cork, Ireland. Situated northwest of the city of Cork , it is famous …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STONE — Synonyms and related words : Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLARNEY — He has licked the blarney stone; he deals in the wonderful, or tips us the traveller. The blarney stone is …
Slang English vocab
STONE — I. noun 1 hard solid substance ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ hard ▪ rough , smooth ▪ weathered ▪ carved ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STONE — 1. сущ. 1) а) камень, булыжник; драгоценный камень to hurl, throw a stone ≈ бросить камень foundation stone paving stone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLARNEY — 1. сущ. лесть, подхалимство, низкопоклонство Syn : flattery, adulation 2. гл. обманывать лестью; льстить (разговорное) сладкие речи, лесть (разговорное) обманывать, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STONE — stone.ogg 1. stəʋn n 1. 1> камень meteoric stone - аэролит, каменный метеорит a road covered with stones - дорога, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLARNEY — blarney.ogg 1. ʹblɑ:nı n разг. сладкие речи, лесть 2. ʹblɑ:nı v разг. обманывать, уговаривать лестью, льстить
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STONE — 1) камень || облицовывать камнем; выстилать камнем 2) оселок; абразивный брусок || править [доводить] на оселке 3) "камень" ( дефект …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
STONE — 1) камень || облицовывать камнем; выстилать камнем 2) оселок; абразивный брусок || править [доводить] на оселке 3) "камень" (дефект стекла) 4) жернов, жерновой …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
STONE — 1) бутовой 2) жерновой камень 3) каменный 4) каменосечный 5) камень 6) камне 7) косточка 8) полевой 9) стоуновский • bronek stone ballasting — балластировка щебнем cut stone to size — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
STONE — 1. stəʋn n 1. 1> камень meteoric stone - аэролит, каменный метеорит a road covered with stones - дорога, покрытая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STONE — 1. сущ. 1) а) камень, булыжник to hurl, throw a stone — бросить камень - foundation stone - paving stone …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STONE — 1. сущ. 1) а) камень, булыжник to hurl, throw a stone — бросить камень - foundation stone - paving stone б) камень (как материал), брусчатка a house …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STONE — 1) (строительный) камень (обычно больше чем 254 мм, но меньше, чем 604 мм) 2) оселок, абразивный брусок 3) каменный 4) обкладывать камнем; выстилать …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
STONE — камень stones per carat — число алмазов на карат (единица измерения величины или зернистости алмазов) - asphaltic stone - blunt stone - blunt-edge stone - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
STONE — камень; каменный блок - abutment stone - apex stone - arch stone - artificial stone - bond stone - border …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
STONE — I adj sl He's a stone genius — Он настоящий гений II adv infml esp AmE The man was stone blind — Мужчина …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов

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