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1 reeve
reeve (1) /ri:v/n.reeve (2) /ri:v/n.(zool.) femmina della pavoncella combattente (cfr. ruff /1/, def. 4).(to) reeve /ri:v/ -
2 Reeve
(Surnames) Reeve /ri:v/ -
3 rove
[rəʊv] 1. 2.verbo intransitivo [ person] vagare* * *[rəuv](to wander; to roam: He roved (through) the streets.) vagare, vagabondare- rover- roving* * *rove (1) /rəʊv/n.( USA) gita senza meta; vagabondaggio● (fam.) to be on the rove, andare ramingo; vagabondare.rove (2) /rəʊv/n.(ind. tess.) lucignolo; stoppino.rove (3) /rəʊv/n.1 (naut.) doppino2 (mecc.) rondella; rosetta; riparella.rove (4) /rəʊv/pass. e p. p. di to reeve.(to) rove (1) /rəʊv/A v. i.B v. t.(to) rove (2) /rəʊv/v. t.* * *[rəʊv] 1. 2.verbo intransitivo [ person] vagare -
4 ruff
[rʌf]1) (of lace) gorgiera f.2) (of fur, feathers) colletto m.* * *ruff (1) /rʌf/n.1 collarino elisabettiano; gorgiera3 (zool.) piccione dal collareruff (2) /rʌf/n.(zool.) ( Acerina cernua) acerina.ruff (3) /rʌf/n. [uc](to) ruff /rʌf/v. t. e i.* * *[rʌf]1) (of lace) gorgiera f.2) (of fur, feathers) colletto m.
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Reeve — may refer to: *Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord *Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive in some small rural municipalities, although the position is called Mayor in most municipalities… … Wikipedia
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Reeve — (r?v), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The female of the ruff. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reeve — Reeve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rove} (r?v); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reeving}.] [Cf. D. reven. See {Reef}, n. & v. t.] (Naut.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reeve — Reeve, n. [OE. reve, AS. ger[=e]fa. Cf. {Sheriff}.] an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. Chaucer. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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reeve — [ri:v] n [: Old English; Origin: gerefa] 1.) the official who is in charge of the town governments in some Canadian ↑provinces 2.) an English law officer in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
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reeve — steward, O.E. gerefa, of unknown origin and with no known cognates. Not connected to Ger. Graf (see MARGRAVE (Cf. margrave)). An Anglo Saxon official of high rank, having local jurisdiction under a king. Cf. SHERIFF (Cf. sheriff) … Etymology dictionary
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