PLUG AND FEATHERS

Meaning of PLUG AND FEATHERS in English

an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) , inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.

[ 1835-45 ]

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PLUG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEATHERS — plural of feather present third singular of feather
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUG
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUG — I. ˈpləg noun Etymology: Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge; akin to Middle High German pfloc plug Date: 1606 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FEATHERS — a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal. → feather
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLUG — [plug] n [D, fr. MD plugge; akin to MHG pfloc plug] (1627) 1 a: a piece used to fill a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLUG
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUG
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLUG — n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole, used to fill a gap …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLUG — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole, used to fill a gap …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLUG — n. & v. --n. 1. a piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole, used to fill a gap …
Oxford English vocab
PLUG — ( plugs, plugging, plugged) 1. A plug on a piece of electrical equipment is a small plastic object with two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES close/plug a loophole (= change something so that there is no longer a loophole …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEATHERS — Synonyms and related words : apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, clothes, clothing, costume, covert, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, fashion, fatigues, feather, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEATHERS — n. pl. Plumage.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PLUG — 1. сущ. 1) а) пробка, затычка, стопор б) (пожарный) кран; электр. штепсельная вилка to insert, put a plug into a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FEATHERS — рубленые перья (нейтральный наполнитель для борьбы с поглощением бурового раствора) Перья
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FEATHERS — Перо
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLUG — plug.ogg 1. plʌg n 1. пробка, заглушка; клин; затычка 2. 1> кран ( обыкн. на улице ) 2> пожарный кран …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLUG
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PLUG — plug сущ.1) а) пробка, затычка (тж. перен.) My wife had put the plug in the sink in order to fill …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLUG — 1. plʌg n 1. пробка, заглушка; клин; затычка 2. 1> кран ( обыкн. на улице ) 2> пожарный кран 3. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLUG — 1. сущ. 1) а) пробка, затычка ( тж. перен. ) My wife had put the plug in the sink in …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLUG — 1. сущ. 1) а) пробка, затычка (тж. перен.) My wife had put the plug in the sink in order to fill it up. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLUG
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
PLUG
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
PLUG
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PLUG
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
FEATHERS — рубленые перья (нейтральный наполнитель для борьбы с поглощением бурового раствора)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
PLUG
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
PLUG — 1) вилка электрического соединителя, штепсель; штекер 2) пробка; заглушка • - answering plug - cable plug - calling plug - choke plug - connecting plug - direction-connection plug - …
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
PLUG — 1) пробка 2) гвоздь 3) штепсель 4) штепсельная вилка 5) втулка 6) болт - bayonet plug - change over plug …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
PLUG — I n 1) infml I said I certainly would appreciate him giving me a plug — Я сказал, что конечно буду ему …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PLUG — plug n 1. infml I said I certainly would appreciate him giving me a plug Я сказал, что конечно буду …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PLUG
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь - Руссо
PLUG — 1. сущ. 1) а) пробка, затычка, стопор б) (пожарный) кран; электр. штепсельная вилка to insert, put a plug into a …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FEATHERS — рубленые перья (нейтральный наполнитель для борьбы с поглощением бурового раствора) Перья
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLUME — I. noun see: fleece Date: 14th century a feather of a bird: as, a large conspicuous or showy feather, contour …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLUME — I. ˈplüm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin pluma small soft feather — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEATHER — I. ˈfethə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fether, from Old English; akin to Old High German federa wing, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEATHER — — featherless , adj. — featherlessness , n. — featherlike , adj. /fedh"euhr/ , n. 1. one of the horny …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUME — I. ˈplüm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pluma small soft feather — more at fleece Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLUME — v an ornamental tuft of feathers. 2. plume ·vt to adorn with feathers or plumes. 3. plume ·vt to pick …
Webster English vocab
FEATHER
Webster English vocab
PLUME — [plume] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L pluma small soft feather--more at fleece] (14c) 1: a feather of a bird: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEACOCK
Britannica English vocabulary
LYREBIRD — either of two species of Australian birds (family Menuridae, order Passeriformes) named for the shape of their tail when spread …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUMMINGBIRD — any of about 320 species of small, often brightly coloured birds of the family Trochilidae, usually placed with the swifts …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEATHERWORK — decorative use of ornamental feathers, especially the feather mosaic needlework of Victorian England. Feathers have been used for adornment since …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEATHER — the component structure of the outer covering and flight surfaces of all modern birds. Unique to birds, feathers apparently evolved …
Britannica English vocabulary
COLORATION — in biology, the general appearance of an organism as determined by the quality and quantity of light that is reflected …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: ECOTOURISM — Ecotourism: The New Face of Travel by Carla Hunt The latest trend in tourism is travel that combines preserving the …
Britannica English vocabulary
YOURSELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail (= moves its tail from side to side to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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