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Traditional English :: zing
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zing.html - n. & v. colloq. --n. --v.intr. move swiftly or with a shrill sound. zingy adj. (zingier, zingiest). [imit.] |
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Traditional English :: Zingaro
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zing.html - n.
(pl. Zingari) a gypsy. [It.] |
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Traditional English :: zinger
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zing.html - n.
US sl. an outstanding person or thing. |
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Traditional English :: zinc
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zing.html - n. Chem. a white metallic element occurring naturally as zinc blende, and used as a component of brass, in galvanizing sheet iron, in electric batteries, and in printing-plates. flowers of zinc = zinc oxide. zinc blende see BLENDE . zinc chloride a white crystalline deliquescent solid used as a preservative and flux. zinc oxide a powder used as a white pigment and in medicinal ointments. zinc sulphate a white water-soluble compound used as a mordant. zinced adj. [G Zink, of unkn. orig.] |
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Traditional English :: zinco
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zing.html - n. & v. --n. --v.tr. & intr. (-oes, -oed) = ZINCOGRAPH. [abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: zincograph
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zing.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a zinc plate with a design etched in relief on it for printing from.
2 a print taken from this. --v. 1 tr. & intr. etch on zinc.
2 tr. reproduce (a design) in this way. |
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