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1 Hessian
{'hesiən}
I. a геогр. хесенски, от Хесен
II. 1. жител на хесенската провинция
2. aм. ист. хесенски наемен войник (на английска служба в Северна Америка XVIII в.)
3. наемник
4. текст. h. зебло
5. рl високи ботуши (XIX в.) (и HESSIAN boots)* * *{'hesiъn} I. а геогр. хесенски, от Хесен; II. п 1. жител на х* * *зебло;* * *1. aм. ист. хесенски наемен войник (на английска служба в Северна Америка xviii в.) 2. i. a геогр. хесенски, от Хесен 3. ii. жител на хесенската провинция 4. наемник 5. рl високи ботуши (xix в.) (и hessian boots) 6. текст. h. зебло* * *Hessian[´hesiən] I. adj геогр. хесенски, от Хесен; \Hessian boots, разг. \Hessians високи ботуши до над колената; \Hessian fly зоол. хесенска муха (вредител по пшеницата) Phytophaga destructor; II. n 1. жител на провинция Хесен; 2. ист., ам. хесенски наемник (на английска служба, по време на американската война за независимост); прен. наемник, продажник; негодяй; 3. текст. зебло.
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