JOHN OF GAUNT

Meaning of JOHN OF GAUNT in English

( Duke of Lancaster )

1340-99, English soldier and statesman: fourth son of Edward III; founder of the royal house of Lancaster (father of Henry IV of England).

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JOHN OF GAUNT — biographical name 1340-1399 Duke of Lancaster; son of Edward III of England
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JOHN OF GAUNT — biographical name 1340-1399 Duke of Lancaster; son of Edward III of England
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOHN OF GAUNT — Pronunciation: ' go ̇ nt, ' gänt Function: biographical name 1340-1399 Duke of Lancaster; son of Edward III of England
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
JOHN OF GAUNT — ˌJohn of ˈGaunt BrE AmE (1340–99) an English politician, son of Edward III, who acted as head of government until …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOHN OF GAUNT — (1340–99) an English prince who was Duke of Lancaster from 1362. He was the son of Edward II and acted …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GAUNT — magri; miserabil
English interlingue dictionary
GAUNT — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century excessively thin and angular , barren , desolate , see: lean ~ly adverb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Английский словарь Британика
JOHN — I. ˈjän noun ( -s ) Etymology: from the name John, from Middle English Johan, Jon, John, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAUNT — I. ˈgȯnt, ˈgänt, ˈgȧnt adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic gandur stick, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAUNT — (a.) Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.
Английский словарь Webster
GAUNT — ( a. ) Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JOHN — /jon/ , n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAUNT — /gawnt, gahnt/ , n. John of . See John of Gaunt .
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GAUNT — — gauntly , adv. — gauntness , n. /gawnt/ , adj., gaunter, gauntest . 1. extremely thin and bony; haggard …
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GAUNT — adj. lean, scrawny, emaciated; bleak, dreary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JOHN — n. male first name; one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, author of the Gospel of John (Biblical); last of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JOHN — I. ˈjän noun Etymology: Late Latin Johannes, from Greek Iōannēs, from Hebrew Yōhānān Date: 12th century 1. : a Jewish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAUNT — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century 1. : excessively thin and angular a long gaunt face 2. : barren …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAUNT — adj attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.
Webster English vocab
GAUNT — ■ adjective 1》 lean and haggard, especially through illness, hunger, or age. 2》 (of a place) grim or desolate in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JOHN — [john] n [fr. the name John] (1856) 1: toilet 2: a prostitute's client John n [LL Johannes, fr. Gk Ioannes, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAUNT — [gaunt] adj [ME] (15c) 1: excessively thin and angular "a long ~ face" 2: barren, desolate syn see lean -- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JOHN — nonexistent pope. A confusion in the numbering of popes named John after John XIV resulted because Marianus Scotus and other …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — died 1345 byname John Of Montfort, French Jean De Montfort claimant to the duchy of Brittany upon the death of …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — born Dec. 12, 1801, Dresden, Saxony died Oct. 29, 1873, Pillnitz, near Dresden king of Saxony (185473) who was passionately …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — John, john BrE AmE dʒɒn AmE dʒɑːn ▷ John's, johns dʒɒnz AmE dʒɑːnz ▶ ˌ John ˈ Bull BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAUNT — gaunt, Gaunt BrE AmE ɡɔːnt ɡɑːnt ▷ gaunter ˈɡɔːnt ə AmE ˈɡɔːn t̬ ə r ˈɡɑːn t̬ ə r ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAUNT — / gɔːnt; NAmE / adjective 1. ( of a person ) very thin, usually because of illness, not having enough …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOHN — I. John, El ‧ ton /ˈelt ə n/ BrE AmE (1947–) a British POP SINGER and ↑ songwriter who was …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOHN — john /dʒɒn $ dʒɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: John , male name …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAUNT — gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAUNT — adj. 1 lean, haggard. 2 grim or desolate in appearance. øøgauntly adv. gauntness n. [ME: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAUNT — adj. 1 lean, haggard. 2 grim or desolate in appearance. gauntly adv. gauntness n. [ ME: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAUNT — adj.1 lean, haggard. 2 grim or desolate in appearance. Derivatives: gauntly adv. gauntness n. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
GAUNT — 1. If someone looks gaunt , they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried. Looking …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAUNT — 1. If someone looks ~, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried. Looking ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
JOHN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES John Bull John Doe long johns name sb John/Ann etc ▪ We named our daughter …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAUNT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN face ▪ She was sitting up in bed, her glasses already adorning her gaunt …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAUNT — [adjective] -er, -est - very thin, esp. because of illness or hungerHunger had made her face gaunt and grey.(figurative) The …
Cambridge English vocab
JOHN — Hancock, John Henry [noun] [C] US [informal] - a person's signaturePut your John Hancock at the bottom of the page.USAGE: …
Cambridge English vocab
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. or John de Balliol born 0441; 1250 died April 1313, Château Galliard, Normandy, Fr. King of Scotland (129296). He …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire King of England …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. Portuguese João known as John of Aviz born April 11, 1357, Lisbon died Aug. 14, 1433, Lisbon King of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. French Jean known as John the Good born April 16, 1319, near Le Mans, Fr.e died April 8, 1364, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — (noun) restroom, room with a toilet (toilets) Very commonly used. 'Mary woke up in the john.' the client of a …
Slang English vocab
GAUNT — adj. Gaunt is used with these nouns: ↑ face
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GAUNT — adj. 25B6; adjective a gaunt, greying man : HAGGARD, drawn, thin, lean, skinny, spindly, spare, bony, angular, raw-boned, pinched, hollow-cheeked, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JOHN — I . John (1167–1216) the king of England from 1199 to 1216. He was the youngest son of Henry II …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GAUNT — adj. 1 emaciated, scrawny, raw-boned, bony, angular, haggard, skeletal, wasted, starved-looking, cadaverous, scraggy, spindly, meagre, hollow-cheeked, spare, skinny, lank(y), pinched, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
JOHN — See John of Antioch ; John of Damascus ; John of the Cross ; and John of Wessel
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
JOHN — I сущ. 1) Джон; Иоанн (мужское имя) 2) Джон (типичное имя собственное лакеев, дворецких, официантов) 3) полицейский; сыщик 4) китаец; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAUNT — прил. 1) редк. голодный; жаждущий, страждущий Syn : hungry, greedy, ravenous 2) уст. сухопарый; худой, костлявый a long gaunt face …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAUNT — gaunt.ogg gɔ:nt a 1. сухопарый; костлявый; исхудалый, измождённый gaunt old man - измождённый старик gaunt figure - худощавая /костлявая/ фигура …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAUNT — a 1. сухопарый; костлявый; исхудалый, измождённый gaunt old man - измождённый старик gaunt figure - худощавая /костлявая/ фигура gaunt legs …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JOHN — сущ. 1) Джон ( мужское имя ) 2) библ. Иоанн John the Baptist — Иоанн Креститель, Иоанн Предтеча ( согласно …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GAUNT — прил. 1) редк. голодный; жаждущий, страждущий Syn: hungry , greedy , ravenous 2) уст. сухопарый; худой, костлявый Syn: emaciated , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JOHN — сущ. 1) Джон (мужское имя) 2) библ. Иоанн John the Baptist — Иоанн Креститель, Иоанн Предтеча (согласно Евангелию, пророк, крестивший Иисуса Христа в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GAUNT — прил. 1) редк. голодный; жаждущий, страждущий Syn: hungry, greedy, ravenous 2) уст. сухопарый; худой, костлявый Syn: emaciated, thin, slim, slender 3) удлиненный; вытянутый в длину; длинный a long …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
JOHN — n AmE sl 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the john? — Где …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
JOHN — n AmE sl 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
JOHN — john n AmE sl 1. She made a brief visit to the john Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
JOHN — 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the john? — Где …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского

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