phrase descriptive

  • 21True as touch — Touch Touch, n. [Cf. F. touche. See {Touch}, v. ] 1. The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact. [1913 Webster] Their touch affrights me as a serpent s sting. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The sense by which pressure or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22label — labeler, n. /lay beuhl/, n., v., labeled, labeling or (esp. Brit.) labelled, labelling. n. 1. a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination …

    Universalium

  • 23label — la•bel [[t]ˈleɪ bəl[/t]] n. v. beled, bel•ing (esp. brit.) belled, bel•ling. 1) an inscribed slip of paper, cloth, or other material, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc 2) a short word or …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24Référence (philosophie) — Dans la philosophie du langage, on peut distinguer entre le sens et la référence d un mot (ou sa dénotation dans quelques traductions). Le sens d un mot est la manière dont le mot repère son objet, tandis que la référence d un mot est l objet qui …

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  • 25coloriste — [ kɔlɔrist ] n. • 1660; de coloris 1 ♦ Peintre habile dans le coloris; peintre qui s exprime surtout par la couleur. Les coloristes et les dessinateurs. Adj. Être plutôt coloriste. 2 ♦ Personne qui colorie des estampes, des cartes. ⇒ enlumineur.… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 26diagnose — (di ag nô z ) s. f. 1°   Terme de médecine. Connaissance qui s acquiert par l observation des signes diagnostiques. 2°   Terme d histoire naturelle. Phrase descriptive substantielle et concise, renfermant les principaux caractères d un genre, d… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 27préost — m ( es/ as) priest, presbyter; (1) an ecclesiastic of the seventh of the holy orders; (1a) a priest who served the church of a particular person, a chaplain; (2) in a more general sense a member of the ecclesiastical profession; (2a) in the… …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 28de ambitu — /diy aembatyuw/ Concerning bribery. A phrase descriptive of the subject matter of several of the Roman laws; as the Lex Auftdia, the Lex Pompeia, the Lex Tullia, and others. See ambitus …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29money — In usual and ordinary acceptation it means coins and paper currency used as circulating medium of exchange, and does not embrace notes, bonds, evidences of debt, or other personal or real estate. Lane v. Railey, 280 Ky. 319, 133 S.W.2d 74, 79, 81 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30multiplicity of actions or suits — Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same right. A phrase descriptive of the situation where several different suits or actions are brought upon the same issue. The actions must be against a single defendant. Prospect Park & C. I. R …

    Black's law dictionary