Stupe
11stupe — stupe1 [stju:p] archaic noun a piece of soft cloth or cotton wool dipped in hot water and used to make a poultice. verb treat with such a poultice. Origin ME: via L. from Gk stupē. stupe2 [stju:p] noun informal a stupid person …
12stupe — I [[t]stup, styup[/t]] n. a hot, wet cloth applied to the skin as a counterirritant • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L stuppa < Gk stýppē flax, hemp II stupe [[t]stup[/t]] n. sts sl. a stupid person • Etymology: 1755–65; by shortening of stupid …
13stupe — AND stoop n. a stupid person. (Also a term of address.) □ Look, stoop, just do what you are told. □ Don’t be a stupe! Use your head! …
14stupe — 1. n. & v. n. a flannel etc. soaked in hot water, wrung out, and applied as a fomentation. v.tr. treat with this. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk stupe tow 2. n. sl. a foolish or stupid person …
15stupe-nagel — Complete idiot, variation of stupe, but used with added emphasis, especially by my mother. What did you think of Daschle s speech? He s a complete stupe nagel …
16stupe-nagel — Complete idiot, variation of stupe, but used with added emphasis, especially by my mother. What did you think of Daschle s speech? He s a complete stupe nagel …
17stupe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, literally, tow, from Latin stuppa coarse part of flax, tow, from Greek styppē Date: 14th century a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation) II. noun… …
18stupe — stupe1 /stoohp, styoohp/, n. two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant. [1350 1400; ME < L stupa, var. of stuppa < Gk stýppe flax, hemp, tow] stupe2 /stoohp/, n. Slang. a stupid… …
19stupe — I. n. Fomentation, sweating bath. II. v. a. Foment, bathe with warm lotions …
20stupe — n. any piece of material, such as a wad of cottonwool, soaked in hot water (with or without medication) and used to apply a poultice …
