Dam
61dam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dam, dame lady, dam more at dame Date: 13th century the female parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal II. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English fordemman …
62DAM — s. m. (On prononce Dan. ) Dommage, préjudice. Il n est guère usité que dans ces locutions adverbiales, À son dam, à votre dam, à leur dam, qui même ont vieilli. En Théologie, La peine du dam, La peine des damnés, en tant qu ils seront privés de… …
63DAM — n. m. Dommage, préjudice. Il n’est guère usité que dans ces locutions adverbiales : à son dam, à votre dam, à leur dam, qui même ont vieilli. En termes de Théologie, La peine du dam, La peine des damnés, en tant qu’ils seront privés de la vue de… …
64dam — dam1 [ dæm ] noun count 1. ) a wall built across a river to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to create a lake or to help to produce electric power 2. ) TECHNICAL the mother of an animal such as a horse or sheep dam dam 2 [ dæm ]… …
65damən — is. <fars.> klas. Ətək (paltarda). Tutaram yarın qiyamətdə, həbibim, damənin; Məstsən qəflət şərabından, bu gün möhlət sana. F.. Dağ daməni – dağ ətəyi. Utan bir, Koroğlu, utan; Dağların damənin tutan. «Koroğlu». Biri dağ damənin tutmuş;… …
66dam — {{11}}dam (1) water barrier, early 14c., probably from O.N. dammr or M.Du. dam, both from P.Gmc. *dammaz (Cf. O.Fris. damm, Ger. Damm), of unknown origin. As a verb from late 15c. Related: Dammed; damming. {{12}}dam (2) animal mother, c.1300,… …
67dam — 1 noun (C) 1 a special wall built across a river, stream etc to stop the water from flowing, especially to make a lake or produce electricity: the Aswan dam in Egypt 2 technical the mother of a four legged animal, especially a horse compare sire… …
68dam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dike, seawall, levee, breakwater, embankment, floodgate. v. t. embank, sandbag; clog, plug, stop up, jam. See enclosure, hindrance, closure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Structure to impound water] Syn.… …
69dam — dam1 [dæm] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutc] 1.) a special wall built across a river or stream to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to make a lake or produce electricity 2.) technical the mother of a four legged animal, especially …
70dam — [12] Dam, appropriately enough for a word related to the human control of water courses, seems to have been borrowed from Middle Dutch dam. It appears to have been a fairly widespread West and East Germanic word, subsequently borrowed into North… …
