MERMAID'S PURSE

Meaning of MERMAID'S PURSE in English

the horny or leathery egg case of certain cartilaginous fishes, as skates.

[ 1830-40 ]

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

MERMAID'S PURSE — noun : the dark horny or leathery egg case of various skates or other elasmobranch fishes
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERMAID'S PURSE — ■ noun the horny egg case of a skate, ray, or small shark.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MERMAID'S PURSE — - sailor's purse яйцевая капсула ската
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MERMAID'S PURSE — = sailor's purse яйцевая капсула ската
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MERMAID — nixa, sirena. MERMAN: nix
English interlingue dictionary
MERMAID — kataw;sirena
English-Visayan vocabulary
MERMAID — noun see: marine Date: 14th century a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PURSE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERMAID — ˈmər, ˈmə̄+ˌ- noun Etymology: Middle English mermaide, from mer- (I) + maide maid — more at maid 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURSE — (n.) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to …
Английский словарь Webster
MERMAID — (n.) A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower …
Английский словарь Webster
PURSE — ( n. ) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERMAID — ( n. ) A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSE — — purseless , adj. — purselike , adj. /perrs/ , n. , v. , pursed, pursing . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MERMAID — /merr"mayd'/ , n. 1. (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MERMAID — n. imaginary sea creature with the upper body of a woman and a lower body like a fish tail (Legendary)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PURSE — I. ˈpərs noun Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MERMAID — noun Etymology: Middle English mermayde, from mere sea (from Old English) + mayde maid — more at marine Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURSE — vt to put into a purse. 2. purse ·noun in persia, the sum of 50 tomans. 3. purse ·noun in …
Webster English vocab
MERMAID — noun a fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower …
Webster English vocab
MERMAID — ■ noun a mythical sea creature with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PURSE — [purse] n [ME purs, fr. OE, modif. of ML bursa, fr. LL, ox hide, fr. Gk byrsa] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MERMAID — [mer.maid] n [ME mermayde, fr. mere sea (fr. OE) + mayde maid--more at marine] (14c): a fabled marine creature with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MERMAID — masculine merman a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a human being and the tail of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PURSE — purse BrE AmE pɜːs AmE pɝːs ▷ pursed pɜːst AmE pɝːst ▷ purses ˈpɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈpɝːs əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MERMAID — mermaid BrE AmE ˈmɜː meɪd AmE \ ˈmɝː- ▷ mermaid|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURSE — / pɜːs; NAmE pɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially BrE ) a small bag …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERMAID — / ˈmɜːmeɪd; NAmE ˈmɜːrm-/ noun (in stories) a creature with a woman's head and body, and a fish's tail instead …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURSE — I. purse 1 S3 /pɜːs $ pɜːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: bursa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MERMAID — mer ‧ maid /ˈmɜːmeɪd $ ˈmɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ mere 2 + …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MERMAID — n. an imaginary half-human sea creature, with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MERMAID — n. an imaginary half-human sea creature, with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Oxford English vocab
MERMAID — n. an imaginary half-human sea creature, with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish. …
Oxford English vocab
PURSE — ( purses, pursing, pursed) 1. A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERMAID — ( mermaids) In fairy stories and legends, a mermaid is a woman with a fish’s tail instead of legs, who …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERMAID — (~s) In fairy stories and legends, a ~ is a woman with a fish’s tail instead of legs, who lives …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PURSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES change purse privy purse purse your mouth (= bring your lips tightly together, especially …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERMAID — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A mermaid with dark, tangled hair. ▪ At Starbucks' corporate headquarters, the signature mermaid placard …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERMAID — [noun] [C] - (in stories) a creature with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fishHans …
Cambridge English vocab
MERMAID — Synonyms and related words : Davy, Davy Jones, Dylan, Neptune, Nereid, Nereus, Oceanid, Oceanus, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, Varuna, bather, bathing …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURSE — I. noun 1 ( esp. BrE ) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change ( AmE ) VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PURSE — n. 25B6; noun the money fell out of her purse : WALLET, money bag; N. Amer. change purse, billfold. (N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURSE — n. 1 pouch, (money-)bag, wallet, pocket, Dialect poke, Highland dress sporran, US and Canadian (woman's) handbag, pocketbook, bag The money …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MERMAID — [Folklore] A marine creature with the head and upper body of a beautiful young maiden and with the lower body …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MERMAID — merewif
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn : wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна (тж. fat …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERMAID — сущ. русалка, сирена; наяда Syn : water-nymph, siren (фольклор) русалка; сирена; наяда mermaid русалка, сирена; наяда
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — purse.ogg 1. pɜ:s n 1. 1> кошелёк 2> амер. (женская) сумочка, ридикюль 3> деньги, богатство, мошна long /fat, heavy/ purse …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MERMAID — mermaid.ogg ʹmɜ:meıd n фольк. русалка; сирена; наяда
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURSE — 1. pɜ:s n 1. 1> кошелёк 2> амер. (женская) сумочка, ридикюль 3> деньги, богатство, мошна long /fat, heavy/ purse - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn: wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна ( тж. fat …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn: wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна (тж. fat purse, heavy purse, long purse) - have a common …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PURSE — мотня (невода) - mermaid's purse - sailor's purse - shepherd's purse
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MERMAID — - false mermaid
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PURSE — мотня ( невода ) - mermaid's purse - sailor's purse - shepherd's purse
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MERMAID — - false mermaid
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PURSE — 1. _n. 1> кошелек; to open one's purse - раскошеливаться - public purse - have a common purse 2> деньги, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PURSE — 1. n. 1. кошелек; to open one's purse - раскошеливаться - public purse - have a common purse 2. деньги, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PURSE — 1. _n. 1> кошелёк; to open one's purse раскошеливаться; the public purse казна; to have a common purse делить поровну …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PURSE — 1) деньги, богатство 2) денежный фонд; собранные средства - fat purse - long purse - public purse - slender purse
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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