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Traditional English :: abash
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abashmemt.html - v.tr. (usu. as abashed adj.) embarrass, disconcert. abashment n. [ME f. OF esba r (es- = A-(4) 3, baìr astound or baer yawn)] |
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Traditional English :: abase
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abashmemt.html - v.tr. & refl. humiliate or degrade (another person or oneself). abasement n. [ME f. OF abaissier (as A-(3), baissier to lower ult. f. LL bassus short of stature): infl. by BASE(2)] |
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Traditional English :: abash
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abashmemt.html - v.tr. (usu. as abashed adj.) embarrass, disconcert. abashment n. [ME f. OF esba r (es- = A-(4) 3, baìr astound or baer yawn)] |
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Traditional English :: aba
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abashmemt.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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abashmemt.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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abashmemt.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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