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1 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) safnast saman2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) álykta3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) tína4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) rykkja2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) rykking- gather round
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2 frill
[fril]1) (a decorative edging to a piece of cloth, made of a strip of cloth gathered along one side and sewn on: She sewed a frill along the bottom of the skirt.) blúnda2) ((often in plural) something unnecessary added as decoration: the frills of business (= having expensive dinners etc).) tilgangslaust skraut; fríðindi•- frilled- frilly -
3 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) blettur2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) doppa3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) bóla, blettur4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) staður, vettvangur5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smáskammtur2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) koma auga á2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) þekkja, finna út•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) lÿsa með kastljósi2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að•- on the spot
- spot on
См. также в других словарях:
gathered skirt — noun a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist • Hypernyms: ↑skirt • Hyponyms: ↑dirndl … Useful english dictionary
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gathered — adjective brought together in one place the collected works of Milton the gathered folds of the skirt • Syn: ↑collected • Ant: ↑ungathered, ↑uncollected (for: ↑col … Useful english dictionary
broomstick skirt — a full, gathered or pleated skirt that has characteristic tiny creases obtained by wetting the skirt and winding it around a broomstick to dry. * * * … Universalium
full skirt — noun a long skirt gathered at the waist • Hypernyms: ↑skirt • Part Meronyms: ↑gore, ↑panel … Useful english dictionary
broomstick skirt — a full, gathered or pleated skirt that has characteristic tiny creases obtained by wetting the skirt and winding it around a broomstick to dry … Useful english dictionary
ra-ra skirt — /räˈrä skûrt/ noun A very short gathered or pleated skirt, orig as worn by cheerleaders ORIGIN: Prob from ↑hurrah … Useful english dictionary
fishtail skirt — a type of skirt that has a section that is closely gathered or pleated and then flares out … Dictionary of ichthyology
dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… … Universalium
