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Traditional English :: gorgeous
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gorgeously.html - adj. 1 richly coloured, sumptuous, magnificent. 2 colloq. very pleasant, splendid (gorgeous weather). 3 colloq. strikingly beautiful. gorgeously adv. gorgeousness n. [earlier gorgayse, -yas f. OF gorgias fine, elegant, of unkn. orig.] |
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Traditional English :: gorge
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gorgeously.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a narrow opening between hills or a rocky ravine, often with a stream running through it. 2 an act of gorging; a feast. 3 the contents of the stomach; what has been swallowed. 4 the neck of a bastion or other outwork; the rear entrance to a work. 5 US a mass of ice etc. blocking a narrow passage. --v. 1 intr. feed greedily. 2 tr. a (often refl.) satiate, glut. b swallow, devour greedily. cast the gorge at reject with loathing. one's gorge rises at one is sickened by. gorger n. [ME f. OF gorge throat ult. f. L gurges whirlpool] |
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Traditional English :: gorgeous
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gorgeously.html - adj. 1 richly coloured, sumptuous, magnificent. 2 colloq. very pleasant, splendid (gorgeous weather). 3 colloq. strikingly beautiful. gorgeously adv. gorgeousness n. [earlier gorgayse, -yas f. OF gorgias fine, elegant, of unkn. orig.] |
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Traditional English :: gorget
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gorgeously.html - n. 1 hist. a a piece of armour for the throat. b a woman's wimple. 2 a patch of colour on the throat of a bird, insect, etc. [OF gorgete (as GORGE)] |
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Traditional English :: gorge
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gorgeously.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a narrow opening between hills or a rocky ravine, often with a stream running through it. 2 an act of gorging; a feast. 3 the contents of the stomach; what has been swallowed. 4 the neck of a bastion or other outwork; the rear entrance to a work. 5 US a mass of ice etc. blocking a narrow passage. --v. 1 intr. feed greedily. 2 tr. a (often refl.) satiate, glut. b swallow, devour greedily. cast the gorge at reject with loathing. one's gorge rises at one is sickened by. gorger n. [ME f. OF gorge throat ult. f. L gurges whirlpool] |
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Traditional English :: gorgeous
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gorgeously.html - adj. 1 richly coloured, sumptuous, magnificent. 2 colloq. very pleasant, splendid (gorgeous weather). 3 colloq. strikingly beautiful. gorgeously adv. gorgeousness n. [earlier gorgayse, -yas f. OF gorgias fine, elegant, of unkn. orig.] |
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