used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
agate-ring
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From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
BarbarynounUS /ˈbɑːrbəri/
a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
bastardnounUS /ˈbæstərd/
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
caddis-garter
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From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
cannot
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From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
cockverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
ConcreteadjectiveUS /kənˈkriːt/
capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
From this reading Of the Opera in the Concrete.
crystal-button
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From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
doubletnoun
a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
take in liquids
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
at any time
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
Francis
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From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
HennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the Opera in the Concrete.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
leather-jerkin
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From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
nott-pated
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From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the Opera in the Concrete.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
and nothing more
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
OperanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading Of the Opera in the Concrete.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
pukenounUS /pjuːk/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
SHANDYnounUS /ˈʃændi/
a drink made of beer and lemonade
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
smooth-tongue
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From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
Spanish-pouch
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From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
stockingnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋ/
close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
sullyverbUS /ˈsʌli/
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the Opera in the Concrete.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
TRISTRAMnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Lord! said my mother, what is all this story about?
a Caucasian
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
which person or people
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
Wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
Yorick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A cock and a bull, said Yorick--and one of the best of its kind I ever heard."--TRISTRAM SHANDY.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Prince Henry._ "'Wilt thou rob this leather-jerkin, crystal-button, nott-pated, agate-ring, puke stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish-pouch,--" _Francis._ "O Lord, sir, who do you mean?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _P. Hen._ "Why then, your brown bastard is your only drink: for, look you, Francis, your white canvas doublet will sully; in Barbary, sir, it cannot come to so much."
