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1 peg
peɡ 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pinne, plugg2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) knagg3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) klesklype2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) feste med pinne/klype- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
- take down a pegpluggIsubst. \/peɡ\/1) tapp, pinne, stikke, nagle, stift, plugg2) ( på strengeinstrument) (stemme)skrue3) ( overført) rangtrinn4) ( britisk) klesklype5) henger, kleshenger6) ( hverdagslig) treben (spøkefullt), ben7) ( hverdagslig) tann8) ( slang) pinne, dram, drink9) ( teleteknikk) blindpluggbe a square peg in a round hole være feil person for oppgaven, være feilplassertcome down a peg or two jekke seg ned et hakk eller to, rykke et hakk eller to nedoff the peg ( hverdagslig) konfeksjonssydd, ferdigsyddtake\/bring somebody down a peg or two sette noen på plassIIverb \/peɡ\/1) feste (med en pinne e.l.), tappe, nagle, plugge2) låse, stabilisere3) ( hverdagslig) kaste, slenge, støte, slå4) ( hverdagslig) jobbe med, jobbe på5) traskepeg at slå påpeg away\/on\/along something jobbe videre med noepeg out merke av, stake ut ( krokket) slå (motstanderens kule) til pinnen ( slang) slippe opp (slang, spesielt britisk) pigge av, døpeg somebody out ( i baseball) slå ut noenpeg something\/someone as (amer. slang) peke ut noe(n) sompeg out clothes on a line henge opp vasken -
2 wear
weə 1. past tense - wore; verb1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?)2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.)3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.)4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.)5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.)6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.)2. noun1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) klær, tøy2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) -klær, -tøy3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) slitasje4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) slitestyrke; noe å slite på•- wearable- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn outantrekk--------bruk--------bæreIsubst. \/weə\/1) bruk• what do you have in wear?2) ( spesielt i sammensetning) -klær, -tøy• do you have travel wear?3) slitasje4) holdbarhet, slitestyrkebe the worse for wear være sliten, være medtatt være såretfair wear and tear normal slitasjefor everyday wear til hverdagsbrukhave seen hard wear ha vært med i mange år, være godt brukt, være slitt, ha sett bedre dagerthe worse for wear slitt, medtatt (også overført)wear and tear slitasje, tidens tann• does it show (signs of) wear and tear?II1) ha på seg, være kledd i, bære• what shall I wear?• she always carries her gloves, she never wears themhun har alltid hanskene i hånden, hun har dem aldri på seg2) kle seg i, bruke, gå med• do you wear lipstick?3) ha, vise4) ( også overført) slite (på), tære (på)• stop, or you'll wear yourself to deathstopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg ut5) slites, bli slitt6) trampe på, kjøre opp, grave (ut)7) (britisk, hverdagslig) finne seg i, gå med på, tolererehan løy for meg, men det fant jeg meg ikke i8) ( sjøfart) føre (flagg)9) holde, tåle, vare10) ( hverdagslig) holde (stikk)wear away slite bort\/ned, utslette, stryke utinskripsjonen er slitt bort fortæres, svinne hen, forsvinne, ta slutttålmodigheten hennes begynte å ta slutt fordrive, få til å gå, slepe seg av stedwear down slite(s) ned, slite(s) ut\/bort• do you want this worn down table?hælene mine er nedslitt på den ene siden trette(s) ut, slite på\/ut, bli utslittbryte(s) ned, overvinnewear off gå over, gi seg, avtaslite(s) av• as the century wore on, nothing changedetter som århundret slepte seg av sted, ble ingenting forandretwear oneself to a shadow slite seg fullstendig utwear oneself to death slite seg i hjel• stop, or you'll wear yourself to deathstopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg i hjelwear one's heart on one's sleeve stille sine følelser til skuewear on somebody gå noen på nervene, irritere noenwear out slite(s) ut\/ned, forbruke, gjøre slutt på• did you wear out your clothes?trette ut, utmatte, slite utfordrive, få til å gå, slepe avstedwear out one's welcome trekke for store veksler på folks gjestfrihet, bli for lengewear something into holes slite hull på noewear something thin bruke noe til det er tynnslittwear something to rags slite noe helt utwear something well kle noewear the trousers ( overført) være herre i husetwear thin bli tynnslitt( overført) (begynne å) bli gjennomsiktig, (begynne å) ta slutt, (begynne å) bli tynnslittwear through slite igjennom, slite hull på, slite avwear well holde bra, være holdbar, være slitesterk holde seg godtIII( sjøfart) dreie av, svinge, kuvende -
3 Peg
peɡ 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pinne, plugg2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) knagg3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) klesklype2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) feste med pinne/klype- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
- take down a pegplugg\/peɡ\/kortform for Margaret -
4 change
ein‹ 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) forandre/endre (seg), legge om, skifte2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) bytte3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) skifte, kle seg om4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) forvandle (seg)5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) veksle2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) forandring, endring, omlegging2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) forandring, endring3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) (kles)bytte, skifte4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) mynter; skillemynt5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) vekslepenger, penger igjen6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) forandring•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a changeforandre--------forandring--------skifte--------veksleIsubst. \/tʃeɪn(d)ʒ\/1) forandring, endring2) omlegging, overgang, svingning, skifte, omslag3) ombytte, bytte, avveksling4) skift, ekstra sett5) veksel, småpenger, penger igjen• keep the change!behold resten! \/ det er greit!6) ( tømrerfag) vekslinga change from et avbrekk fra, en avveksling frachange of life overgangsalder, menopause overgangsfasechange of the moon ny månefasechange of voice stemmeskiftechanges vekslinger, forklaring: rekkefølgen som klokkene blir anslått i ved klokkeringingfor a change til en forandring, for én gangs skyldget no change out of somebody ikke komme noe sted med noengive change ( om småpenger) vekslegi igjen• can you give me change for a pound?receive change ( om vekslepenger) få tilbakering the changes prøve alle muligheter, vri og vende på, variere et tematake one's change out of somebody hevne seg på noen, ta igjen overfor noenthere is nothing like a change forandring fryderIIverb \/tʃeɪn(d)ʒ\/1) forandre (på\/seg), endre (på\/seg)2) legge om, gjøre om3) forvandle(s)4) bytte, bytte ut, skifte, kle seg om5) ( om penger) veksle, gi tilbake6) ( om sjekk) løse inn7) veksle8) gå over, bytte• change here for Hull!9) ( om bil) girechange about ombestemme seg flere gangerchange colour rødme bleknechange down ( om bil) gire nedchange for forandre (seg) tilbytte (ut) mot, bytte (ut) med, bytte i( om klær) skifte til, kle seg om tilchange from gå fra, veksle frachange front\/face gjøre helomvending, endre standpunktchange hands bytte hånd, bruke den andre hånden skifte eierchange houses flytte (til ny bolig)change into forandre til ( om klær) skifte tilchange one's address få ny adresse, flyttechange one's clothes skifte klær, skiftechange one's mind ombestemme seg, skifte meningchange out of ( om klær) få på seg noe annet ennchange over skifte over ( sport) veksle (i stafett)change places bytte plass bytte rollechange sides bytte side endre standpunkt, forandre meningchange step\/foot\/feet ( ved marsjering) skifte takt -
5 model
'modl 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modell2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modell3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) mannekeng, (foto)modell4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modell5) (something that can be used to copy from.) mønster6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) forbilde2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) vise klær (som mannekeng)2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) stå modell3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) lage modeller, forme4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modellere, forme (etter)•modell--------modellere--------modellering--------mønsterIsubst. \/ˈmɒdl\/1) modell, fotomodell, mannekeng, utstillingsfigur, voksdukke2) mønster, eksempel til etterfølgelse, forbilde, mønster-, modell-3) ( hverdagslig) bilde, avbilde4) ( om gjenstand i forminsket utgave) modell5) ( om design) modell, typemodel of bilde påmake somebody one's model eller take somebody for one's model gjøre noen til sitt forbildeon the model of etter mønster avsit\/pose as a model sitte\/stå modellIIverb \/ˈmɒdl\/1) modellere, forme2) planlegge, anlegge, innrette3) ( overført) forme, utforme4) vise (frem) (som mannekeng)5) stå modell, være mannekengmodel oneself after\/on\/upon somebody forsøke å etterligne noen, forsøke å ta etter noenmodel somebody after\/on\/upon (ut)forme noe etter, med... som forbilde -
6 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) jern2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) strykejern3) (a type of golf-club.) kølle2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) stryke (klær)- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hotjernIsubst. \/ˈaɪən\/1) jern2) verktøy laget av jern, redskap laget av jern3) strykejern4) krølltang5) (golf, om kølle) jern, iron6) ( medisin) jern(preparat)7) (slang, om skytevåpen) (skyte)jern, skyter8) ( hverdagslig) vekt(er) (for styrketrening)be put in irons bli lagt i lenker\/jerneating irons (militærvesen, hverdagslig) spiseredskaper, spisebestikkhave (too) many irons in the fire ha (for) mange jern i ildenirons jern, lenkera man of iron en hard\/streng\/ubøyelig mannpump\/push iron ( hverdagslig) trene med vekterrule with a rod of iron styre\/regjere med jernhåndstrike while the iron is hot smi mens jernet er varmtIIverb \/ˈaɪən\/1) stryke, presse2) legge i jern, legge i lenker, fengsle3) beslå med jern4) la seg strykeglatte, jevne utIIIadj. \/ˈaɪən\/1) jern-, av jern2) ( om farge) jerngrå, stålgrå3) ( overført) jernhard, ubøyelig, streng, ubarmhjertigiron constitution jernhelse, jernfysikkiron grip jerngrepiron tonic jernmedisinrule with an iron hand styre med jernhånd -
7 shrink
I ʃriŋk verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) krympe2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) vike, rygge tilbake3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) kvie seg for, grue seg til•- shrunken II ʃriŋk noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) psykiaterkrympe--------psykiaterIsubst. \/ʃrɪŋk\/1) krymping, sammentrekning, innskrumping2) ( slang) psykiater, psykologII1) (få til å) krympe, (få til å) krype2) ( overført) minske, synke sammen, skrumpe inn3) rygge tilbake, vike tilbake, sky, unngåshrink away\/back rygge tilbake, vike tilbakeshrink back at\/from vike tilbake for, rygge tilbake vedshrink back into oneself eller shrink back into one's shell trekke seg inn i sitt skall, krype inn i seg selvshrink something on ( teknikk) krympe noe på -
8 rinse
rins 1. verb1) (to wash (clothes etc) in clean water to remove soap etc: After washing the towels, rinse them (out).) skylle2) (to clean (a cup, one's mouth etc) by filling with clean water etc and then emptying the water out: The dentist asked me to rinse my mouth out.) skylle2. noun1) (the act of rinsing: Give the cup a rinse.) skylling2) (a liquid used for changing the colour of hair: a blue rinse.) hårtoningsmiddelIsubst. \/rɪns\/1) skylling2) skyllemiddel3) glansvask (midlertidig hårfarging)give something a rinse skylle noeIIverb \/rɪns\/skylle, overrislerinse down skylle nedrinse out skylle ut, skylle vekk -
9 style
1. noun1) (a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc: different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle.) stil; mote, fasong2) (a fashion in clothes etc: the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.) mote3) (elegance in dress, behaviour etc: She certainly has style.) stil2. verb1) (to arrange (hair) in a certain way: I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.) lage/få ny hårfasong2) (to design in a certain style: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.) tegne, gi stilpreg•- stylish- stylishly
- stylishness
- stylist
- in stylemote--------måte--------stil--------visIsubst. \/staɪl\/1) stil2) stilart, stilepoke3) språk, skrivemåte, språkbehandling4) teknikk, fremstillingsmåte5) væremåte, opptreden, omgangsform, maner6) type, sort, modell, utførelse, fasong7) stil, eleganse8) mote9) stil, tidsregning10) tittelbad style dårlig stil ufin væremåte, ufin opptredendo things in style gjøre noe i stor stil gjøre noe med stilgood style god stil fin væremåte, fin opptredeninformal style ( om språk) ledig stilin style elegant, flott, moderne i stor stil standsmessigin the old style i den gamle stilen, på gammel manerlive in a style beyond one's means leve over evnelive in grand style leve flott, føre et stort husstyle of life livsform, livsstilthat's not my style ( hverdagslig) det er ikke min typedet er ikke min stilIIverb \/staɪl\/1) utforme, forme, skape2) formgi, designe, lage modell til, tegne3) gjøre moteriktig4) gi stilpreg5) ( typografi) redigere, vaske6) titulere, benevne, kallehan tituleres «oberst»7) betegne som8) ( om hår) frisere, stylestyle oneself gi seg selv tittelen..., kalle seg... -
10 laundry
plural - laundries; noun1) (a place where clothes etc are washed, especially in return for payment: She took the sheets to the laundry; a hospital laundry.) vaskeri2) (clothes etc which have been, or are to be, washed: a bundle of laundry.) vask, vasketøyvask--------vaskerisubst. \/ˈlɔːndrɪ\/1) ( også laundry room) vaskeri, vaskerom, bryggerhus, vaskekjeller2) vask, tøy som skal vaskes, skittentøy3) vask og rulling eller stryking4) ( forretning) vaskeri -
11 unpack
1) (to take out (things that are packed): He unpacked his clothes.) pakke opp/ut2) (to take (clothes etc) out of (a case etc): Have you unpacked (your case)?) pakke utverb \/ˌʌnˈpæk\/1) pakke ut, pakke opp2) ( EDB) pakke ut (bringe data som er blitt pakket tilbake til sin opprinnelige form) -
12 fussy
1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) pedantisk, geskjeftig, masete2) ((of clothes etc) with too much decoration: a very fussy hat.) overlesset/-pyntetkresenadj. \/ˈfʌsɪ\/1) travel, geskjeftig, foretaksom, vimset, ivrig2) pirket(e), smålig, knuslet(e), pedantisk3) kresen, tertefin4) nervøs, irritabel, urolig, forvirret, forfjamset5) utspjåket, utmaiet, overlesset, overpyntet6) sirlig, omstendelig, pertentlig -
13 suitcase
noun (a case with flat sides for clothes etc, used by a person when travelling: He hastily packed his (clothes in his) suitcase.) koffertkoffertsubst. \/ˈsuːtkeɪs\/, \/ˈsjuːtkeɪs\/koffert -
14 unisex
'ju:niseks((of clothes etc) in a style that can be worn by both men and women: unisex clothes; a unisex hairstyle.) unisex, for begge kjønnadj. \/ˈjuːnɪseks\/unisex -
15 mangle
'mæŋɡl 1. verb1) (to crush to pieces: The car was badly mangled in the accident.) ødelegge, knuse2) (to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc: He mangled the music by his terrible playing.) ødelegge, mishandle3) (to put (clothing etc) through a mangle.) rulle (tøy)2. noun(a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc.) maskinrullerulleIsubst. \/ˈmæŋɡl\/manglebrett (foreldet), håndrulle, maskinrulleIIverb \/ˈmæŋɡl\/ (historisk, om klesvask)1) mangle, rulle2) vri (klemme ut vann med vrimaskin)IIIverb \/ˈmæŋɡl\/1) rive i stykker, slite i stykker, maltraktere, skamfere2) ( overført) ødelegge, mishandle, radbrekke, lemleste -
16 rent
I 1. rent noun(money paid, usually regularly, for the use of a house, shop, land etc which belongs to someone else: The rent for this flat is $50 a week.) (hus)leie2. verb(to pay or receive rent for the use of a house, shop, land etc: We rent this flat from Mr Smith; Mr Smith rents this flat to us.) leie (ut); betale husleie- rental- rent-a-car
- rent-free 3. adjective(for which rent does not need to be paid: a rent-free flat.) uten leie, gratis- rent outII rent noun(an old word for a tear (in clothes etc).) rift, revneflenge--------leie--------riftIsubst. \/rent\/1) (hus)leie• what rent does he pay?2) ( om land) forpaktningsavgift, grunnrente, jordrenteblack rent feste i dagsverkcollect the rent(s) innkassere husleienfor rent til leieterm's rent se ➢ term, 1white rent feste i kontanterIIsubst. \/rent\/1) rift (i klesplagg e.l.), sprekk2) ( i jord e.l.)) kløft, spalte3) ( overført) splittelse, bruddIIIverb \/rent\/1) leie, forpakte2) leie ut, forpakte (bort)rent for (amer.) være til leie for, leies ut forrent out leie utIVverb \/rent\/pret. og perf. partisipp av ➢ rend -
17 bleach
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18 fur
fə:1) (the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.) pels(verk), skinnfell2) (the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people: a hat made of fur; ( also adjective) a fur coat.) skinn, pels(verk)3) (a coat, cape etc made of fur: She was wearing her fur.) pels(kåpe)•- furrier- furrypels--------skinn--------tungebeleggIsubst. \/fɜː\/1) ( på dyr) pels2) ( på dyr) skinn3) pels, pelsverk (klesplagg)• wear furs \/ a fur4) pelsfôr, pelsbesetning, pelskrage, pelskant5) ( kollektiv) pelsdyr6) belegg (på tungen)7) (i kjele, rør e.l.) kjelestein, steindannelse, belegg8) ferskendun9) fôring (med tømmer), utlektingfur and feather vilt (dyr og fugler)make the fur fly krangle så busta fyker, så splid, stelle i stand bråka set of furs et pelscollierIIverb \/fɜː\/1) fôre med pels(verk), kle med pels(verk), besette med pels(verk), kante med pels(verk)2) (om rør, kjele e.l.) bli belagt (med kjelestein, belegg)3) fôre (med tømmer), utlektefurred pelskleddfur up reise bust -
19 handout
1) (a leaflet or a copy of a piece of paper with information given to students in class, distributed at a meeting etc: You'll find the diagram on page four of your handout.) reklamebrosjyre, flygeblad, støtteark2) (money, clothes etc given to a very poor person or a beggar.) veldedighet, almissersubst. \/ˈhændaʊt\/1) pressemelding, kommuniké, stensil (som deles ut)2) løpeseddel, reklameseddel, noe som deles ut gratis3) almisse, gave (f.eks. mat og klær til uteliggere)4) overlevering -
20 kit
kit1) ((an outfit of) tools, clothes etc for a particular purpose: He carried his tennis kit in a bag; a repair kit for mending punctures in bicycle tyres.) utstyr, utrustning, verktøy2) (a collection of the materials etc required to make something: He bought a model aeroplane kit.) sett, modell•- kitbag- kit outsett--------utstyrIsubst. \/kɪt\/1) utrustning, utstyr2) greier, saker, ting3) ( militærvesen) oppakning, ryggsekk, utrustning, mundering4) (for verktøy, førstehjelp e.l.) kasse, sett5) ( britisk) tøy (som brukes i en spesiell sammenheng)6) byggesett7) ( britisk) trestamp, trebalje, bøtte eller spann av tre8) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: gruppe eller samling av ting eller menneskerbattle kit krigsutrustninggolfing kit golfutstyrIIsubst. \/kɪt\/1) (forkortelse for kitten) kattunge2) forklaring: avkom av rev, ilder, grevling e.l.IIIverb \/kɪt\/bare i uttrykkkit out\/up utruste, utstyre
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clothes — W2S2 [kləuðz, kləuz US klouðz, klouz] n [plural] [: Old English; Origin: clathas, plural of clath; CLOTH] the things that people wear to cover their body or keep warm ▪ I enjoy shopping for clothes and shoes. ▪ What sort of clothes was he wearing … Dictionary of contemporary English
clothes — [ klouðz ] noun plural *** the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, pants, etc.: a pile of dirty clothes Carmen wears the most beautiful clothes. put on clothes: I m going to put on some clean clothes. take off clothes: Why don t you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Clothes — (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), n. pl. [From {Cloth}.] 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. [1913 Webster] She . . . speaks well,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clothes moth — Clothes Clothes (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), n. pl. [From {Cloth}.] 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. [1913 Webster] She … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clothes brush — n BrE a brush used to remove dirt, dust etc from clothes … Dictionary of contemporary English
clothes-brush — clothesˈ brush noun A brush for removing dirt, fluff, etc from clothes • • • Main Entry: ↑clothe … Useful english dictionary
clothes moth — clothes′ moth n. ent any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc … From formal English to slang
clothes moth — n. any of a family (Tineidae) of small moths that lay their eggs in articles of wool, fur, etc. upon which the hatched larvae feed … English World dictionary