LADY'S-TRESSES

Meaning of LADY'S-TRESSES in English

/lay"deez tres'iz/ , n. , pl. lady's-tresses . ( used with a sing. or pl. v. )

any orchid of the genus Spiranthes, having spikes of small flowers.

[ 1540-50 ]

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LADY'S TRESSES — or lady's traces variant of ladies' tresses
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LADY'S TRESSES — ■ plural noun [usu. treated as sing. ] a short orchid with small white flowers. [Genus Spiranthes .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
LADY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) first lady Godey's Lady's Book Godiva Lady Gregory Augusta Lady Grey Lady Jane Hamilton …
Английский словарь Британика
LADY — I. ˈlādē, -di noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lady, lavedi, lafdi, from Old English hlǣfdīge, …
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LADY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LADY — noun a wife; not now in approved usage. 2. lady ·adj belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. 3. …
Webster English vocab
LADY — in Great Britain, a general title for any peeress below the rank of duchess and also for the wife of …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRESSES — / ˈtresɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] ( literary ) a woman's long hair SYN locks
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LADY — / ˈleɪdi; NAmE / ( pl. -ies ) noun 1. [ C ] a word used to mean 'woman' that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRESSES — tress ‧ es /ˈtresəz, ˈtresɪz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] literary [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: trece …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LADY — la ‧ dy S1 W2 /ˈleɪdi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ladies ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Oxford English vocab
LADY — ( ladies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can use lady …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LADY — (ladies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ when …
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TRESSES
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LADY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bag lady cleaning lady/woman (= a woman who cleans houses, offices etc as her job …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRESSES — [plural] [noun] [literary] - a woman's hair, esp. long hairHer black tresses lay around her on the pillow.
Cambridge English vocab
LADY — (WOMAN) [noun] [C] - a polite or dated way of referring to or addressing a womanShe's a very attractive lady.Would …
Cambridge English vocab
LADY — (TITLE) [noun] [U] - a title given in Britain to a woman or girl who has the social rank of …
Cambridge English vocab
LADY — n. Lady Diana Frances Spencer first lady Godey's Lady's Book Godiva Lady Gregory Augusta Lady Grey Lady Jane Hamilton Emma …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LADY — Synonyms and related words : Dulcinea, Eve, Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, acceptable person, archduchess, baroness, best girl, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LADY — n. lady friend lady killer maiden lady old lady ladies' man
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TRESSES — 25B6; plural noun HAIR, head of hair, mane, mop of hair, shock of hair; locks, curls, ringlets.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LADY — I. 1) леди (принятая форма титулования маркизы (marchioness), графини (countess), виконтессы (viscountess) и баронессы (baroness); напр., вместо the Marchioness of …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
TRESSES — Локоны
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady ≈ первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRESSES — Плести
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TRESSES — Заплетать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TRESSES — Вить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — lady.ogg 1. ʹleıdı n 1. 1> леди, дама; госпожа great lady - знатная дама fine lady - а) светская женщина, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LADY — lady сущ.1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LADY — 1. [ʹleıdı] n 1. 1) леди, дама; госпожа great ~ - знатная дама fine ~ - а) светская женщина, аристократка; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LADY — 1. ʹleıdı n 1. 1> леди, дама; госпожа great lady - знатная дама fine lady - а) светская женщина, аристократка; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди ( жена президента или губернатора штата ) the first …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of the American theater …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LADY — _n. 1> дама; госпожа; a lady of easy virtue - женщина легкого поведения - great lady - young lady - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LADY — n. 1. дама; госпожа; a lady of easy virtue - женщина легкого поведения - great lady - young lady - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LADY — _n. 1> дама; госпожа; a great lady знатная, важная дама; young lady барышня; a lady of easy virtue женщина лёгкого …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LADY — I ['®ўэ¬э] 1) леди (принятая форма титулования маркизы [marchioness], графини [countess], виконтессы [viscountess] и баронессы [baroness]; напр., вместо the Marchioness of …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
TRESSES — Локоны
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady ≈ первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADIES' TRESSES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1548 any of a widely distributed genus ( Spiranthes ) of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LADIES' TRESSES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction also lady's tresses or lady's traces | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : an orchid of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LADIES' TRESSES — [ladies' tresses] n pl but sing or pl in constr (1548): any of a widely distributed genus (Spiranthes) of terrestrial …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LADIES' TRESSES — any plant of the genus Spiranthes, family Orchidaceae, numbering as many as 300 species of orchids found in woods and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRESSED — adjective Date: 14th century being braided ; plaited, having tresses
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LADY'S TRACES — I. noun plural but singular or plural in construction see ladies' tresses II. see lady's tresses
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRESS — I. ˈtres noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English tresse, from Old French trece 1. a. archaic : a plait …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAMMEL — I. ˈtraməl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tramayle, tramale, from Middle French tremail, from Late Latin tremaculum, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIFT — I. ˈsift verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English siften, from Old English siftan; akin to Middle Low German siften …
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GRACE
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DUSK — I. ˈdəsk adjective Etymology: Middle English dosk, duske, alteration of Old English dox; akin to Old English dunn dun, Old …
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UNTRESSED — “+ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + tressed : not tied up in tresses untressed hair
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRESSY — ˈtresē adjective ( -er/-est ) archaic : abounding in or resembling tresses
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRESSED — /trest/ , adj. 1. (of the hair) arranged or formed into tresses; braided; plaited. 2. having tresses (usually used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: LITERATURE — Arabic Arab intellectuals were preoccupied in 2000 with globalization, and the dubious nature of that phenomenon was questioned in two …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LITERATURE
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: LITERATURE
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TRESS — ( tresses) A woman’s tresses are her long flowing hair. ( LITERARY ) N-COUNT : usu pl
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