HENTOFF

Meaning of HENTOFF in English

/hen"tawf, -tof/ , n.

Nat(han Irving) , born 1925, U.S. writer and critic.

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

EMBATTLED — I. embattled adjective Etymology: Middle English embatailed, from past participle of embatailen to furnish with battlements 1. : having battlements …
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ANTHEM — I. ˈan(t)thəm, ˈaan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English antem, antefn, from Old English antefn, from Late …
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ORMOLU — ˈȯ(r)məˌlü noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French or moulu, literally, ground gold 1. archaic : gold ground …
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STEALTH — I. ˈstelth noun Etymology: Middle English stelthe; akin to Old English stelan to steal Date: 13th century 1. a. archaic …
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DUE — I. ˈdü, ˈdyü adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deu, past participle of dever to owe, from Latin debēre — …
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AD HOC — I. ˈad-ˈhäk, -ˈhōk; ˈäd-ˈhōk adverb Etymology: Latin, for this Date: 1659 : for the particular end or case at hand …
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SHABBY — adjective ( shab·bi·er ; -est ) Etymology: obsolete English shab a low fellow Date: 1669 1. : clothed with worn …
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STEALTH — [stealth] n [ME stelthe; akin to OE stelan to steal] (13c) 1 a archaic: theft b obs: something stolen 2: …
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SHABBY — [shab.by] adj shab.bi.er ; -est [obs. E shab a low fellow] (1669) 1: clothed with worn or seedy garments "a …
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EMBATTLED — [em.bat.tled] adj (15c) 1 a: ready to fight: prepared to give battle "here once the ~ farmers stood --R. W. …
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DUE — [due] adj [ME, fr. MF deu, pp. of devoir to owe, fr. L debere--more at debt] (14c) 1: owed or …
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AD HOC — [ad hoc] adv [L, for this] (1659): for the particular end or case at hand without consideration of wider application …
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JAZZ — musical form, often improvisational, developed by African Americans and influenced by both European harmonic structure and African rhythms. It was …
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PARKER, CHARLIE — born August 29, 1920, Kansas City, Kan., U.S. died March 12, 1955, New York, N.Y. Charlie Parker, 1949. byname of …
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