PLOMB

Meaning of PLOMB in English

/plum/ , n. Surg.

any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.

[ 1900-05; var. of PLUMB ]

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

PLUMB — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plum, plomb, from Latin ~um lead Date: 14th century a lead weight attached …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APLOMB — noun Etymology: French, literally, perpendicularity, from Middle French, from a plomb, literally, according to the plummet Date: 1823 complete and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLUMMET
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUMB — I. ˈpləm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English plom, plum, plumbe, from (assumed) Old French plomb lead, plummet (whence …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APLOMB — əˈpläm, -əm also -ōm or -ȯm; F ȧplōⁿ noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, literally, perpendicularity, from Middle French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUMMET — /plum"it/ , n. 1. Also called plumb bob . a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APLOMB — /euh plom", euh plum"/ , n. 1. imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance. 2. the perpendicular, or vertical, position. [ 1820-30; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUMB — I. ˈpləm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plum, plomb, from Latin plumbum lead Date: 14th century : a lead …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APLOMB — noun Etymology: French, literally, perpendicularity, from Middle French, from a plomb, literally, according to the plummet Date: 1823 : complete …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLUMMET — ■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) fall or drop straight down at high speed. ↘decrease rapidly in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLUMB — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 measure (the depth of a body of water). 2》 explore or experience fully or to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
APLOMB — [ ə'plɒm ] ■ noun self-confidence or assurance. Origin C18 (in the sense 'perpendicularity, steadiness'): from Fr., from à plomb …
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PLUMMET — [plum.met] n [ME plomet, fr. MF plombet ball of lead, fr. plomb lead, fr. (assumed) OF--more at plumb] (14c): plumb; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLUMB — [plumb] n [ME, fr. (assumed) OF plomb lead, fr. L plumbum] (14c): a lead weight attached to a line and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APLOMB — [aplomb] n [F, lit., perpendicularity, fr. MF, fr. a plomb, lit., according to the plummet] (1828): complete and confident composure …
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MASSIF CENTRAL — upland area in south-central France. Bordered by the lowlands of Aquitaine on the west, the Paris Basin and the Loire …
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CANTAL — dpartement, Auvergne region, south-central France, in the higher, southern portion of the ancient province of Auvergne. A region of high …
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BONAPARTE, NAPOLON-JOSEPH-CHARLES-PAUL — born Sept. 9, 1822, Trieste died March 17, 1891, Rome also called (from 1852) Prince Napolon-jrme youngest son of Jrme …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLUMMET — / ˈplʌmɪt; NAmE / verb [ v ] to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position SYN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APLOMB — / əˈplɒm; NAmE əˈplɑːm/ noun [ U ] if sb does sth with aplomb , they do it in a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUMMET DOWN — plum ‧ met /ˈplʌmət, ˈplʌmɪt/ BrE AmE ( also plummet down ) verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: plummet …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLUMMET — plum ‧ met /ˈplʌmət, ˈplʌmɪt/ BrE AmE ( also plummet down ) verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: plummet …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLUMB — I. plumb 1 /plʌm/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: plumb 'metal weight on a plumb line' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APLOMB — a ‧ plomb /əˈplɒm $ əˈplɑːm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'quality …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLUMB — n., adv., adj., & v. --n. a ball of lead or other heavy material, esp. one attached to the end …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APLOMB — n. assurance; self-confidence. [F, = perpendicularity, f. å plomb according to a plummet]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLUMB — n., adv., adj., & v. n. a ball of lead or other heavy material, esp. one attached to the end …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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