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Traditional English :: hippeastrum
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hippcampus.html - n. any S. American bulbous plant of the genus Hippeastrum with showy white or red flowers. [mod.L f. Gk hippeus horseman (the leaves appearing to ride on one another) + astron star (from the flower-shape)] |
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Traditional English :: hipped
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hippcampus.html - adj.
(usu. foll. by on) esp. US sl. obsessed, infatuated. [past part. of hip (v.) = make hip (HIP(3))] |
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Traditional English :: hippie
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hippcampus.html - n. (also hippy) (pl. -ies) colloq. 1 (esp. in the 1960s) a person of unconventional appearance, typically with long hair, jeans, beads, etc., often associated with hallucinogenic drugs and a rejection of conventional values. 2 = HIPSTER(2). [HIP(3)] |
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Traditional English :: hippo
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hippcampus.html - n.
(pl. -os) colloq. a hippopotamus. [abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: hippocampus
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hippcampus.html - n. (pl. hippocampi) 1 any marine fish of the genus Hippocampus, swimming vertically and with a head suggestive of a horse; a sea horse. 2 Anat. the elongated ridges on the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain, thought to be the centre of emotion and the autonomic nervous system. [L f. Gk hippokampos f. hippos horse + kampos sea monster] |
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Traditional English :: hippocras
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hippcampus.html - n. hist. wine flavoured with spices. [ME f. OF ipocras Hippocrates (see HIPPOCRATIC+OATH ), prob. because strained through a filter called 'Hippocrates' sleeve'] |
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