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- 241. SCALP (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈskalp, ˈskau̇p noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skālpr sheath, Middle Dutch schelpe shell, and probably to Old High German skala husk, shell ... - 242. SCURRY (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈskər.]ē, ˈskə.r], ]i\ verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: short for hurry-scurry intransitive verb 1. : to move in or as if in a brisk rapidly alternating step scurry for ... - 243. SECTOR (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈsektə(r) also -ˌtȯ(ə)r or -ȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin (translation of Greek tomeus ), from Latin, cutter, from sectus (past participle of secare to cut) + -or — more at saw ... - 244. SLIDE (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈslīd verb ( slid ˈslid ; or dialect slod ˈsläd ; or archaic slided ; slid or archaic slidden ˈslid ə n ; sliding ; slides ) Etymology: Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan to glide, ... - 245. STEEP (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈstēp adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap high, steep, deep; akin to Old English stēap cup, Old Frisian stāp steep, Old High German stouf high rock, ... - 246. STING (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈstiŋ verb ( stung ˈstəŋ ; or archaic stang ˈstaŋ, -taiŋ ; stung ; stinging ; stings ) Etymology: Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan; akin to Old Norse stinga to sting, stab, Gothic ... - 247. STUFF (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈstəf noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English stuff, stuffe, from Middle French estoffe stuff, material, from Old French, from estoffer to equip, stock — more at stuff II 1. : materials, ... - 248. TINGLE (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈtiŋgəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English 1. : a small nail : tack 2. : a patch on a boat constructed to cover a hole or leak by overlapping II. verb ( tingled ; tingled ... - 249. TROPHY (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈtrōfē, -fi noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French trophee, from Latin trophaeum, tropaeum, from Greek tropaion, from neuter of tropaios of turning, of defeat, ... - 250. TRUE (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
I. ˈtrü adjective ( usually truer -üə(r); -u̇(ə)r, -u̇ə ; usually truest -üə̇st) Etymology: Middle English trew, trewe, from Old English trēowe faithful, trustworthy; akin to Old High German gi ... - 251. VACUUM (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
... space flames … mounting on high into vacuum , into nonentity — William Blake 2. a. : a space absolutely devoid of matter — opposed to plenum b. : a space (as the interior of ... - 252. GUARD MOUNTING (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Webster's New International English Dictionary)
noun see guard mount - 253. ANTARCTIC CIRCLE (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Английский словарь Британика)
... sun does not set or rise. The length of continuous day or night increases southward from the Antarctic Circle, mounting to six months at the South Pole . ... - 254. ARCTIC CIRCLE (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Английский словарь Британика)
... sun does not set or rise. The length of continuous day or night increases northward from the Arctic Circle, mounting to six months at the North Pole . ... - 255. BALZAC, HONORÉ DE (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Английский словарь Британика)
orig. Honoré Balssa born May 20, 1799, Tours, France died Aug. 18, 1850, Paris French writer. Balzac began working as a clerk in Paris at about age 16. An early attempt at a business ... - 256. BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES (-PIERRE) (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Английский словарь Британика)
born April 9, 1821, Paris, France died Aug. 31, 1867, Paris French poet. While a law student he became addicted to opium and hashish and contracted syphilis. His early reckless spending ... - 257. BUCHANAN, JAMES (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Английский словарь Британика)
born April 23, 1791, near Mercersburg, Pa., U.S. died June 1, 1868, near Lancaster 15th president of the U.S. (1857–61). He was admitted to the bar in 1812 and soon established a successful ... - 258. ELGIN MARBLES (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Английский словарь Британика)
Collection of ancient Greek marble sculptures and architectural fragments in the British Museum . They were removed from the Parthenon in Athens and other buildings by Thomas Bruce, Lord Elgin (1766–1841), ... - 259. FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Английский словарь Британика)
or Franco-German War (1870–71) War in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France, ending French hegemony in continental Europe and creating a unified Germany. The ... - 260. GILBERT, SIR W(ILLIAM) S(CHWENCK) (Английские словари. English dictionaries./Английский словарь Британика)
born Nov. 18, 1836, London, Eng. died May 29, 1911, Harrow Weald, Middlesex British librettist. His early ambition was for a legal career, but in 1861 he began to publish comic ballads, ...