- victuals
- n pl пища, провизия, продовольствие
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Victuals — Vict uals, n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF. vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to vivus living. See {Vivid}.] Food… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
victuals — index sustenance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
victuals — (n.) c.1300, vitaylle (singular), from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. vitaille, from L.L. victualia provisions, noun use of plural of victualis of nourishment, from victus livelihood, food, sustenance, from root of vivere to live (see VITAL (Cf. vital)).… … Etymology dictionary
victuals — *food, feed, viands, provisions, comestibles, provender, fodder, forage … New Dictionary of Synonyms
victuals — pronounced vit ǝlz, is a rather old fashioned or rustic (plural) noun meaning ‘food or provisions’, and like all such words is sometimes used in humorous or affected contexts … Modern English usage
victuals — [n] food supplies aliment, bread, chow*, comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, feed, foodstuff, goodies*, groceries*, grub, larder, meal, nourishment, provender, provisions, rations, refreshments, snack, supplies, viands, vittles; concepts… … New thesaurus
victuals — [14] Victuals are etymologically something you eat to stay ‘alive’. The word came from late Latin vīctūālia ‘provisions’, a noun use of the plural of vīctūālis ‘of nourishment’. This in turn was derived from vīctus ‘livelihood’, which was formed… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
victuals — [14] Victuals are etymologically something you eat to stay ‘alive’. The word came from late Latin vīctūālia ‘provisions’, a noun use of the plural of vīctūālis ‘of nourishment’. This in turn was derived from vīctus ‘livelihood’, which was formed… … Word origins
victuals — noun Food supplies; provisions. See Also: victualer, victualler … Wiktionary
victuals — Synonyms and related words: board, bread, bread and butter, cheer, chow, comestibles, creature comfort, cuisine, daily bread, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, fast food, feast, feed, food, food and drink, foodstuff, grub, health food, ingesta, junk … Moby Thesaurus
victuals — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. meals, fare, viands, sustenance, provisions, supplies; see also food . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. food, foodstuffs, provisions, groceries, rations, *grub,… … English dictionary for students
