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Traditional English :: aba
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abaement.html - n.
(also abba, abaya) a sleeveless outer garment worn by Arabs. [Arab. ' aba'] |
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Traditional English :: abaca
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abaement.html - n.
1 Manila hemp.
2 the plant, Musa textilis, yielding this. [Sp. abacÁ] |
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Traditional English :: aback
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abaement.html - adv. 1 archaic backwards, behind. 2 Naut. (of a sail) pressed against the mast by a head wind. take aback 1 surprise, disconcert (your request took me aback; I was greatly taken aback by the news ).
2 (as taken aback) (of a ship) with the sails pressed against the mast by a head wind. [OE on b |
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Traditional English :: abacus
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abaement.html - n. (pl. abacuses) 1 an oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating. 2 Archit. the flat slab on top of a capital, supporting the architrave. [L f. Gk abax abakos slab, drawing-board, f. Heb. ' abak dust] |
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Traditional English :: Abaddon
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abaement.html - n.
1 hell.
2 the Devil (Rev. 9:11). [Heb., = destruction] |
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Traditional English :: abaft
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abaement.html - adv. & prep. Naut. --adv. in the stern half of a ship . --prep. nearer the stern than; aft of. [A(2) + -baft f. OE beóftan f. be BY + óftan behind] |
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