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English Idioms :: onion
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oniony.html - See: KNOW ONE'S WAY AROUND(2). |
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Traditional English :: onion
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oniony.html - n. 1 a liliaceous plant, Allium cepa, having a short stem and bearing greenish-white flowers. 2 the swollen bulb of this with many concentric skins used in cooking, pickling, etc. know one's onions be fully knowledgeable or experienced. onion dome a bulbous dome on a church, palace, etc. onion-skin 1 the brown outermost skin or any outer skin of an onion.
2 thin smooth translucent paper. oniony adj. [ME f. AF union, OF oignon ult. f. L unio -onis] |
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English Idioms :: onion
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oniony.html - See: KNOW ONE'S WAY AROUND(2). |
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Traditional English :: onion
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oniony.html - n. 1 a liliaceous plant, Allium cepa, having a short stem and bearing greenish-white flowers. 2 the swollen bulb of this with many concentric skins used in cooking, pickling, etc. know one's onions be fully knowledgeable or experienced. onion dome a bulbous dome on a church, palace, etc. onion-skin 1 the brown outermost skin or any outer skin of an onion.
2 thin smooth translucent paper. oniony adj. [ME f. AF union, OF oignon ult. f. L unio -onis] |
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English Idioms :: onion
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oniony.html - See: KNOW ONE'S WAY AROUND(2). |
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Traditional English :: onion
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oniony.html - n. 1 a liliaceous plant, Allium cepa, having a short stem and bearing greenish-white flowers. 2 the swollen bulb of this with many concentric skins used in cooking, pickling, etc. know one's onions be fully knowledgeable or experienced. onion dome a bulbous dome on a church, palace, etc. onion-skin 1 the brown outermost skin or any outer skin of an onion.
2 thin smooth translucent paper. oniony adj. [ME f. AF union, OF oignon ult. f. L unio -onis] |
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