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I 1. noun1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?) manžeta2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.) manžeta (na nohaviciach)2. verb(to put handcuffs on (a person): The police cuffed the criminal.) nasadiť želiezka (komu), nasadiť putáII 1. noun(a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.) facka2. verb(to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.) dať facku* * *• facka• manžeta -
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noun plural (two ornamental buttons etc joined by a small bar, chain etc used to fasten a shirt cuff.) manžetové gombíky
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cuff link — noun : a usually ornamental device consisting of two pieces like buttons joined by a shank, chain, or bar for passing through buttonholes to fasten a cuff without overlapping the cuff ends usually used in plural * * * one of a pair of linked… … Useful english dictionary
cuff — Ⅰ. cuff [1] ► NOUN 1) the end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a trouser turn up. 3) (cuffs) informal handcuffs. ► VERB informal ▪ secure with handcuf … English terms dictionary
cuff — noun Cuff is used after these nouns: ↑ear, ↑shirt … Collocations dictionary
cuff link — noun Date: 1897 a usually ornamental device consisting of two parts joined by a shank, chain, or bar for passing through buttonholes to fasten shirt cuffs usually used in plural … New Collegiate Dictionary
cuff on the ear — noun A box on the ear, painful smack on the side of the head The naughty knaves red ears resulted more often from cuffs on the ear then from honest shame after paternal lectures … Wiktionary
cuff link — noun (C) one of a pair of small round objects used for fastening shirt cuffs … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
french cuff — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : a soft double cuff that is made by turning back part of a wide cuff band and that fastens by cuff buttons or cuff links distinguished from barrel cuff * * * a double cuff formed by folding back a wide band at… … Useful english dictionary
cuff — {{11}}cuff (n.) bottom of a sleeve, mid 14c., cuffe hand covering, mitten, glove, perhaps somehow from M.L. cuffia head covering, of uncertain origin. Sense of band around the sleeve is first attested 1520s; sense of hem of trousers is 1911. Off… … Etymology dictionary
cuff — [[t]kʌ̱f[/t]] cuffs, cuffing, cuffed 1) N COUNT: usu pl The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve. ...a pale blue shirt with white collar and cuffs. 2) N COUNT: usu pl… … English dictionary
cuff — I. /kʌf / (say kuf) noun 1. a fold, band, or variously shaped piece serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve or trouser leg. 2. the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist. 3. a separate or detachable band… …
cuff — I UK [kʌf] / US noun [countable] Word forms cuff : singular cuff plural cuffs 1) the part of a sleeve that fits around your wrist 2) American a turn up on a pair of trousers 3) if you give someone a cuff, you hit them with your open hand, usually … English dictionary