MOURNING CLOAK

Meaning of MOURNING CLOAK in English

an anglewing butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, widely distributed in Europe and North America, having velvety, dark-brown wings with purple spots and pale-yellow edges. Also called Camberwell beauty .

[ 1600-10 ]

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

MOURNING CLOAK — noun Date: 1898 a blackish-brown nymphalid butterfly ( Nymphalis antiopa ) that has a broad yellow border on the wings …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOURNING CLOAK — noun or mourning cloak butterfly : a blackish brown butterfly ( Nymphalis antiopa ) with a broad yellow border on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOURNING CLOAK — Date: 1898 : a blackish-brown nymphalid butterfly ( Nymphalis antiopa ) that has a broad yellow border on the wings …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOURNING CLOAK — Function: noun Date: 1898 : a blackish-brown nymphalid butterfly ( Nymphalis antiopa ) that has a broad yellow border on …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOURNING CLOAK — ■ noun North American term for Camberwell beauty .
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOURNING CLOAK — [mourning cloak] n (1898): a blackish brown nymphalid butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) with a broad yellow border on the wings found …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOURNING CLOAK — траурница
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOURNING CLOAK — энт. траурница (Vanessa antiopa)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MOURNING CLOAK — энт. траурница ( Vanessa antiopa )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MOURNING CLOAK — траурница
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOAK — mantó, mantel. HOODED ~: Capote. ~ROOM: garda-roba; (rail) depositoria; v. celar
English interlingue dictionary
CLOAK — I. ˈklōk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cloke, from Old North French cloque cloak, bell, from Medieval Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOURNING — ˈmō(ə)rniŋ, ˈmȯ(ə)rn-, ˈmōən-, ˈmȯ(ə)n-, -nēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English mourning, morning, from gerund of mournen, mornen, to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOURNING — (a.) Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; …
Английский словарь Webster
CLOAK — (v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.
Английский словарь Webster
MOURNING — ( a. ) Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOAK — ( v. t. ) To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOURNING — — mourningly , adv. /mawr"ning, mohr"-/ , n. 1. the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOAK — — cloakless , adj. /klohk/ , n. 1. a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat. 2. something that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOURNING — adj. of one who mourns, in grief over the death of a close one; pertaining to the mourning process
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOURNING — n. grieving, lamentation; act of feeling sorrow for someone's death; period of mourning; clothes worn by mourners; signs of mourning
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLOAK — I. ˈklōk noun Etymology: Middle English cloke, from Anglo-French cloque bell, cloak, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; from its shape …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOURNING — adj grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. 2. mourning ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of mourn. 3. mourning ·noun the act of sorrowing or expressing …
Webster English vocab
CLOAK — vt to cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal. 2. cloak ·noun that which conceals; …
Webster English vocab
CLOAK — [cloak] n [ME cloke, fr. ONF cloque bell, cloak, fr. ML clocca bell; fr. its shape] (13c) 1: a loose …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOURNING — formal demonstration of grief at the death of a person, practiced in most societies. Mourners are usually relatives, although they …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOAK — cloak BrE AmE kləʊk AmE kloʊk ▷ cloaked kləʊkt AmE kloʊkt ▷ cloaking ˈkləʊk ɪŋ AmE ˈkloʊk ɪŋ ▷ cloaks …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOURNING — / ˈmɔːnɪŋ; NAmE ˈmɔːrn-/ noun [ U ] 1. sadness that you show and feel because sb has died SYN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOAK — / kləʊk; NAmE kloʊk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a type of coat that has no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOURNING — mourn ‧ ing /ˈmɔːnɪŋ $ ˈmɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . great sadness because someone has died: The Armenian …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOAK — I. cloak 1 /kləʊk $ kloʊk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: cloque …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOURNING — n. 1 the expression of deep sorrow, esp. for a dead person, by the wearing of solemn dress. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOAK — n. & v. --n. 1 an outdoor over-garment, usu. sleeveless, hanging loosely from the shoulders. 2 a covering (cloak of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOURNING — n. 1 the expression of deep sorrow, esp. for a dead person, by the wearing of solemn dress. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOAK — n. & v. n. 1 an outdoor over-garment, usu. sleeveless, hanging loosely from the shoulders. 2 a covering (cloak of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOURNING — n.1 the expression of deep sorrow, esp. for a dead person, by the wearing of solemn dress. 2 the clothes …
Oxford English vocab
CLOAK — n. & v. --n. 1. an outdoor over-garment, usu. sleeveless, hanging loosely from the shoulders. 2 a covering (cloak of …
Oxford English vocab
MOURNING — 1. Mourning is behaviour in which you show sadness about a person’s death. Expect to feel angry, depressed and confused. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOAK — ( cloaks, cloaking, cloaked) 1. A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOURNING — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Mourning for the death of your husband used to last up to a year. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOAK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ All he needed was a sweeping black cloak ... She hauled …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOURNING — [noun] [U]Shops will be closed today as a sign of mourning for the king (= as an expression of sadness …
Cambridge English vocab
MOURNING — Synonyms and related words : anguish, bemoaning, bereavement, bewailing, black, crape, cypress, cypress lawn, deep mourning, desolation, despair, despondency, grief, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOURNING — noun 1 sadness about sb's death ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ national , official ▪ public VERB + MOURNING ▪ be …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOAK — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy , thick ▪ hooded ▪ black , dark , etc. ▪ ragged , tattered ▪ velvet …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOURNING — n. 25B6; noun a period of mourning : GRIEF, grieving, sorrowing, lamentation, lament, keening, wailing, weeping; poetic/literary dole. she was …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOAK — n. 25B6; noun the cloak over his shoulders. : See list at coat . a cloak of secrecy : COVER, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOURNING — n. 1 grief, lament, grieving, lamentation, sorrowing, keening, weeping, wailing The Highlanders are wont to mingle a degree of solemn …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOAK — n. 1 mantle, cape, robe, wrap, poncho; coat, overcoat She pulled her cloak around her in the chill night air …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MOURNING — One marked feature of Oriental mourning is what may be called its studies publicity and the careful observance of the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
MOURNING — 1. сущ. 1) горесть, грусть, печаль, скорбь Syn : sorrow, grief 2) плач, рыдание (в связи со смертью кого-л.); оплакивание …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOAK — 1. сущ. 1) плащ; мантия 2) покров cloak of snow ≈ покров снега 3) предлог; личина, маска, повод, причина under …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOURNING — n 1. печаль, горе, скорбь all were plunged into mourning - все были повергнуты в горе 2. плач, рыдание 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOAK — cloak.ogg 1. kləʋk n 1. 1> накидка, плащ; мантия 2> пальто; манто 2. 1> маска, личина under the cloak of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOURNING — mourning сущ.1) горесть, грусть, печаль, скорбь Syn:sorrow, grief 2) плач, рыдание (в связи со смертью кого-л.); оплакивание The mourning could …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLOAK — cloak сущ.1) плащ; мантия 2) покров cloak of snow — покров снега 3) предлог; личина, маска, повод, причина under the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOURNING — n 1. печаль, горе, скорбь all were plunged into mourning - все были повергнуты в горе 2. плач, рыдание 3. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLOAK — 1. kləʋk n 1. 1> накидка, плащ; мантия 2> пальто; манто 2. 1> маска, личина under the cloak of charity …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOURNING — 1. сущ. 1) горесть, грусть, печаль, скорбь Syn: sorrow , grief 2) плач, рыдание ( в связи со смертью кого-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLOAK — 1. сущ. 1) плащ; мантия 2) покров cloak of snow — покров снега 3) предлог; личина, маска, повод, причина under …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOURNING — 1. сущ. 1) горесть, грусть, печаль, скорбь Syn: sorrow, grief 2) плач, рыдание (в связи со смертью кого-л.); оплакивание The mourning could be heard all …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLOAK — 1. сущ. 1) плащ; мантия 2) покров cloak of snow — покров снега 3) предлог; личина, маска, повод, причина under the cloak of loyalty — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLOAK — - mourning cloak
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CLOAK — - mourning cloak
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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