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a, um [ muscus ]мшистый, обомшелый (pumices Sid)
Латинско-русский словарь. 2003.
Латинско-русский словарь. 2003.
moite — [ mwat ] adj. • moiste XIIIe; muste 1190; p. ê. lat. mucidus « moisi », par crois. avec musteus « juteux », de mustum « moût » ♦ Légèrement humide. Peau moite de sueur. Avoir les mains moites. « ces paumes moites qu il essuyait avec un mouchoir » … Encyclopédie Universelle
moist — adjective Etymology: Middle English moiste, from Anglo French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *muscidus, alteration of Latin mucidus slimy, from mucus nasal mucus Date: 14th century 1. slightly or moderately wet ; damp 2. tearful 3. characterized by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
muscă — MÚSCĂ, muşte, s.f. I. 1. Denumire dată mai multor genuri de insecte cu aparatul bucal adaptat pentru supt, dintre care cea mai cunoscută (Musca domestica) trăieşte pe lângă casa omului; p. gener. (pop.) nume dat oricărei insecte mici, zburătoare … Dicționar Român
moist — [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
moist — (adj.) late 14c., moist, wet; well irrigated, from O.Fr. moiste damp, wet, soaked (13c., Mod.Fr. moite), from V.L. *muscidus moldy, also wet, from L. mucidus slimy, moldy, musty, from mucus slime (see MUCUS (Cf. mucus)). Alternative etymology… … Etymology dictionary
moist — [[t]mɔɪst[/t]] adj. er, est 1) slightly wet; damp 2) (of the eyes) tearful 3) mer (of the air) having high humidity • Etymology: 1325–75; ME moiste < MF, perh. < VL*muscidus, a cross of L mūcidus musty, withmusteusjuicy, adj. der. ofmustum… … From formal English to slang
moist — [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into… … Word origins
moist — [moist] adj. [OFr moiste < VL * muscidus, altered (prob. infl. by L musteus, of new wine, fresh < mustum,MUST3) < L mucidus, moldy < mucus,MUCUS] 1. slightly wet; damp 2. suggestive of the presence of liquid [a moist sound] 3. tearful … English World dictionary
moist´ness — Mo|ist «MOH ihst», noun, adjective. = Mohist. (Cf. ↑Mohist) moist «moyst», adjective. 1. a) slightly wet; not dry; damp: »a moist cloth, a moist cellar, a moist dressing for an infection. SYNONYM(S): humid, dank. See syn. under damp … Useful english dictionary
moist´ly — Mo|ist «MOH ihst», noun, adjective. = Mohist. (Cf. ↑Mohist) moist «moyst», adjective. 1. a) slightly wet; not dry; damp: »a moist cloth, a moist cellar, a moist dressing for an infection. SYNONYM(S): humid, dank. See syn. under damp … Useful english dictionary
Mo|ist — «MOH ihst», noun, adjective. = Mohist. (Cf. ↑Mohist) moist «moyst», adjective. 1. a) slightly wet; not dry; damp: »a moist cloth, a moist cellar, a moist dressing for an infection. SYNONYM(S): humid, dank. See syn. under damp … Useful english dictionary