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  • 51McMorland — Recorded as MacMorland, MacMoreland and the short forms commencing Mc , this is a Scottish surname which is also well recorded in Northern Ireland. There seems to be some considerable conjecture as to its origins, and it is possible that the… …

    Surnames reference

  • 52wig — Synonyms and related words: admonishment, admonition, bawl out, berate, chew out, chiding, hairpiece, jaw, periwig, peruke, rail, rap, rate, reprimand, reproach, reproof, revile, tongue lash, toupee, upbraid …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 53drisne — f ( an/ an) The hair (collectively), esp. false hair, a peruke; The hairy threads or fibres of the roots or leaves of plants; Hair like streaks on precious stones [capillamenta?] …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 54hair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. mane (see hair); filament;bit, inch (see narrowness, nearness). II Body covering filament Nouns 1. hair; head of hair, mop, mane, crop of hair, thatch, shock; gray, silver or white hair (see… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 55Investment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Investment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 investment investment Sgm: N 1 covering covering &c. 223 Sgm: N 1 dress dress clothing raiment drapery costume attire guise toilet …

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  • 56angielski — Wyjść, wymknąć się itp. po angielsku «wyjść bez pożegnania, niepostrzeżenie»: Konrad ześlizgnął się z parapetu i wyszedł po angielsku, zabierając po drodze swoją maskę i perukę. M. Musierowicz, Dziecko. Angielska flegma zob. flegma …

    Słownik frazeologiczny

  • 57parakeet — (n.) 1620s, from Sp. perquito; earlier English form parroket (1580s) is from M.Fr. paroquet, from O.Fr. paroquet (14c.), which is said by etymologists of French to be from It. parrocchetto, lit. little priest, from parroco parish priest, from… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 58periwig — noun a highly styled wig worn formerly by both women and men and retained by judges and barristers as part of their professional dress. Derivatives periwigged adjective Origin C16: alt. of peruke, with wi representing the Fr. u sound …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 59periwig — n. Wig, peruke, scratch …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 60scratch-wig — n. Scratch, periwig, peruke, small wig …

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