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111grallatorial — /gral euh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. belonging or pertaining to the wading birds, as the snipes, cranes, storks, and herons, many species of which have very long legs. [1825 35; < L grallator one who walks on stilts (grall(ae) stilts + ator ATOR) …
112literator — /lit euh ray teuhr/, n. littérateur. [1625 35; < L litterator an (inferior) grammarian, orig., one who teaches elementary grammar, equiv. to litter(a) LETTER + ator ATOR; see LITERATE] * * * …
113mirror — mirrorlike, adj. /mir euhr/, n. 1. a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing. 2. such a surface set into a frame, attached to a handle, etc., for use in viewing… …
114-or — or1 a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, directly or through Anglo French, usually denoting a condition or property of things or persons, sometimes corresponding to qualitative adjectives ending in id4 (ardor; honor; horror; liquor;… …
115picador — /pik euh dawr /; Sp. /pee kah dhawrdd /, n., pl. picadors, Sp. picadores / dhaw rddes/. one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance. [1790 1800; < Sp:… …
116secateurs — /sek euh teuhr, terr /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Chiefly Brit. scissors or shears, esp. pruning shears. [1880 85; < F < L sec(are) to cut (see SECANT) + F ateurs (pl.) < L ator ATOR] * * * …
117senator — senatorship, n. /sen euh teuhr/, n. 1. a member of a senate. 2. (cap.) (in the U.S.) a title of respect accorded a person who is or has been a member of the Senate. [1175 1225; ME senatour < AF < L senator, equiv. to sen(atus) SENATE + ator ATOR] …
118troubadour — /trooh beuh dawr , dohr , door /, n. 1. one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d oc, chiefly on themes… …
119trouvère — /trooh vair /; Fr. /trddooh verdd /, n., pl. trouvères / vairz /; Fr. / verdd /. one of a class of medieval poets who flourished in northern France during the 12th and 13th centuries, wrote in langue d oïl, and composed chiefly the chansons de… …
120Emanuelle Around the World — Directed by Joe D Amato Produced by Fabrizio de Angelis …
