sleazy fabric

См. также в других словарях:

• sleazy — (adj.) 1640s, hairy, fuzzy, later flimsy, unsubstantial (1660s), of unknown origin; one theory traces it somehow to Silesian of the eastern German province of Silesia (Ger. Schlesien), where fine linen or cotton fabric was made (Silesia in… …   Etymology dictionary

• sleazy — [slē′zē] adj. sleazier, sleaziest [< slesia, var. of SILESIA] 1. flimsy or thin in texture or substance; lacking firmness [a sleazy rayon fabric] 2. shoddy, shabby, cheap, morally low, etc. sleazily adv. sleaziness n …   English World dictionary

• sleazy — sleazily, adv. sleaziness, n. /slee zee, slay zee/, adj., sleazier, sleaziest. 1. contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable: sleazy politics. 2. squalid; sordid; filthy; dilapidated: a sleazy hotel. 3. thin or poor in texture, as a fabric; cheap;… …   Universalium

• sleazy — /ˈslizi / (say sleezee) adjective (sleazier, sleaziest) 1. Colloquial of dubious moral character, especially in relation to sexual matters. 2. shabby, shoddy, untidy, or grubby. 3. Obsolete thin or poor in texture, as a fabric; flimsy. {origin… …  

• architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …   Universalium

• Glasgow — Glaswegian redirects here. For the Scots dialect spoken in Glasgow, see Glasgow patter. This article is about the original Glasgow in Scotland. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). Coordinates: 55°51′29″N 4°15′32″W /  …   Wikipedia

• Ford Prefect (character) — Infobox character colour = gray name = Ford Prefect caption = David Dixon as Ford Prefect in Episode One of the BBC TV series. first = Fit the First (radio) last = cause = nickname = Ix in childhood alias = species = Betelgeusian homeworld =… …   Wikipedia

• Spanish profanity — Joder redirects here. For the community in Nebraska, see Joder, Nebraska. This article is a summary of Spanish profanity, referred to in the Spanish language as lenguaje soez (low language), maldiciones (curse words), malas palabras (bad words),… …   Wikipedia

• New York City — City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and an important seaport, it consists of five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The site of a… …   Universalium

• firm — adj Firm, hard, solid are comparable chiefly as meaning having a texture or consistency that markedly resists deformation by external force. Firm (opposed to loose, flabby) suggests such closeness or compactness of texture or a consistency so… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms