ENGLISH: значение слова

I. adjective
Etymology: Middle english, from Old english englisc, from Engle (plural) Angles Date: before 12th century of, relating to, or characteristic of England, the english people, or the english language, englishness noun

II. noun Date: before 12th century

1. the language of the people of England and the United States and many areas now or formerly under British control, a particular variety of english distinguished by peculiarities (as of pronunciation), english language, literature, or composition when a subject of study, the people of England,

3. an english translation, idiomatic or intelligible english, spin around the vertical axis deliberately imparted to a ball that is driven or rolled,

III. transitive verb
Date: 14th century
to translate into english, to adopt into english ; anglicize

english breakfast
noun
Date: 1807
a substantial breakfast (as of eggs, ham or bacon, toast, and cereal), congou

english channel
or French La Manche geographical name strait between S England & N France connecting North Sea & Atlantic Ocean

english cocker spaniel
noun
Date: 1948
any of a breed of active friendly spaniels that have square muzzles, wide noses, and heads which are typically half muzzle and half skull with the forehead and skull arched and slightly flattened

english daisy
noun
Date: 1852
daisy 1a

english foxhound
noun
Date: 1845
any of a breed of medium-sized foxhounds developed in England and characterized by a muscular body, bi- or tri-colored short coat, and lightly fringed tail

english holly
noun
Date: 1865
a Eurasian holly ( Ilex aquifolium ) with glossy green leaves and persistent red berries that is widely planted in the United States

english horn
noun
Etymology: translation of Italian corno inglese
Date: 1838
a double-reed woodwind instrument resembling the oboe in design but having a longer tube and a range a fifth lower than that of the oboe

english ivy
noun
Date: 1624
ivy 1

english muffin
noun
Date: 1884
bread dough rolled and cut into rounds, baked on a griddle, and split and toasted just before eating

english pea
noun
Date: 1634
pea 1a, b

english saddle
noun
Date: 1739
a saddle with long side bars, steel cantle and pommel, no horn, and a leather seat supported by webbing stretched between the saddlebow and cantle

english setter
noun
Date: 1845
any of a breed of dogs often trained as bird dogs and characterized by a moderately long flat silky coat of white or white with color and by feathering on the tail and legs

english shepherd
noun
Date: 1950
any of a breed of vigorous medium-sized working dogs with a long and glossy black coat usually with tan to brown markings that was developed in England for herding sheep and cattle

english sonnet
noun
Date: 1890
a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a couplet with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg

english sparrow
noun
Date: 1876
house sparrow

english springer
noun see: english spaniel

english springer spaniel
noun
Date: 1929
any of a breed of springer spaniels having a muscular build and a moderately long silky coat usually of black-and-white or liver and white hair

english system
noun
Date: 1821
the foot-pound-second system of units

english toy spaniel
noun
Date: circa 1934
any of a breed of small blocky spaniels with well-rounded upper skull projecting forward toward the short turned-up nose

english walnut
noun
Date: 1760
a Eurasian walnut ( Juglans regia ) with large edible nuts and hard richly figured wood

english yew
noun
Date: 1615
yew 1a(1)

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