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Traditional English :: albata
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albata.html - n.
German silver; an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc. [L albata whitened f. albus white] |
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English Idioms :: albatross around one's neck
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albata.html - {n. phr.}, {literary} Guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem. * /Even though it was an accident, John's father's death has been an albatross around John's neck./ Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK. |
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Traditional English :: albata
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albata.html - n.
German silver; an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc. [L albata whitened f. albus white] |
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Traditional English :: albatross
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albata.html - n. 1 a any long-winged stout-bodied bird of the family Diomedeidae related to petrels, inhabiting the Pacific and Southern Oceans. b a source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance. 2 Brit. Golf a score of three strokes under par at any hole. [alt. (after L albus white) of 17th-c. alcatras, applied to various sea-birds, f. Sp. and Port. alcatraz, var. of Port. alcatruz f. Arab. alkadus the pitcher] |
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English Idioms :: albatross around one's neck
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albata.html - {n. phr.}, {literary} Guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem. * /Even though it was an accident, John's father's death has been an albatross around John's neck./ Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK. |
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Traditional English :: albacore
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albata.html - n. 1 a long-finned tunny, Thunnus alalunga. Also called GERMON. 2 any of various other related fish. [Port. albacor, -cora, f. Arab. al the + bakr young camel or bakur premature, precocious] |
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