RAM'S-HEAD LADY'S-SLIPPER

Meaning of RAM'S-HEAD LADY'S-SLIPPER in English

/ramz"hed'/

a rare, slender-stemmed orchid, Cypripedium arietinum, of northeastern North America, that has crimson-streaked, whitish-lipped flowers with purple sepals and grows in moist soil.

[ 1865-70 ]

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLIPPER — pantufle
English interlingue dictionary
SLIPPER — tsenilas
English-Visayan vocabulary
SLIPPER — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slipor; akin to Middle Low German ~ ~y, slippen to slip Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAM — I Projection fixed to the front end of a fighting vessel and designed to damage enemy ships struck by it. …
Английский словарь Британика
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
SLIPPER — I. ˈslipə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English sliper, slipper — more at slippery 1. chiefly dialect : slippery 2. chiefly dialect …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAM — I. ˈram, ˈraa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ramm; akin to Middle Low German, Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LADY — I. ˈlādē, -di noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lady, lavedi, lafdi, from Old English hlǣfdīge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAM — ( v. t. ) To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLIPPER — slipper 1 — slipperlike , adj. /slip"euhr/ , n. 1. any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAM — ram 1 — ramlike , adj. /ram/ , n. , v. , rammed, ramming . n. 1. a male sheep. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLIPPER — I. ˈsli-pər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slipor; akin to Middle Low German slipper slippery, slippen to slip …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAM — I. ˈram noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ramm; akin to Old High German ram Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLIPPER — noun one who, or that which, slips. 2. slipper ·adj slippery. 3. slipper ·noun a kind of apron or pinafore …
Webster English vocab
RAM — noun the plunger of a hydraulic press. 2. ram ·vt to fill or compact by pounding or driving. 3. ram …
Webster English vocab
LADY — noun a wife; not now in approved usage. 2. lady ·adj belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. 3. …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SLIPPER — [slip.per] adj [ME, fr. OE slipor; akin to MLG slipper slippery, slippen to slip] (bef. 12c) chiefly dial: slippery [2]slipper …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAM — [ram] n [ME, fr. OE ramm; akin to OHG ram] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a male sheep b cap: aries …
Merriam-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
SLIPPER — slipper BrE AmE ˈslɪp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ slipper|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLIPPER — / ˈslɪpə(r); NAmE / noun a loose soft shoe that you wear in the house : a pair of slippers …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAM — / ræm; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -mm- ) 1. [ vn ] ( of a vehicle, …
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
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLIPPER — slip ‧ per /ˈslɪpə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ slip , ↑ slipper …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAM — I. ram 1 /ræm/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle rammed , present participle ramming ) [ …
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
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLIPPER — n. & v. --n. 1 a light loose comfortable indoor shoe. 2 a light slip-on shoe for dancing etc. --v.tr. …
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLIPPER — n. & v. n. 1 a light loose comfortable indoor shoe. 2 a light slip-on shoe for dancing etc. v.tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAM — n. & v. n. 1 an uncastrated male sheep, a tup. 2 (the Ram) the zodiacal sign or constellation Aries. …
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 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLIPPER — n. & v. --n. 1. a light loose comfortable indoor shoe. 2 a light slip-on shoe for dancing etc. --v.tr. …
Oxford English vocab
RAM — n. & v. --n. 1. an uncastrated male sheep, a tup. 2 (the Ram) the zodiacal sign or constellation Aries. …
Oxford English vocab
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab
RAM — ( rams, ramming, rammed) 1. If a vehicle rams something such as another vehicle, it crashes into it with a …
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 lady …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAD — ( heads, heading, headed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Head' is …
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 …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAM — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES battering ram COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB home ▪ And it is a point …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN chip ▪ The RAM chip has three other lines: an input data line an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
HEAD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
SLIPPER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bedroom , carpet ( BrE ), house ( esp. AmE ) ▪ comfortable , comfy ( informal …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLIPPER — n. 25B6; noun he pulled on his slippers : carpet slipper, bedroom slipper, house shoe; N. Amer. slipperette. satin slippers …
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
RAM — Stands for "Random Access Memory," and is pronounced like the male goat. RAM is the stuff that software programs run …
English Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
SLIPPER — 1. сущ. 1) комнатная туфля 2) ж.-д. (тормозной) башмак 2. гл.; разг. отшлепать туфлей комнатные туфли, тапочки туфли-лодочки (техническое) ползун, …
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