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1 peg
• tulppa• vaarna• vaatenaulakko• vaarnalla• vaatenaula• vakauttaa• puikkotechnology• pultti• proppu• puutappi• pyykkipoika• puunaula• telki• tekosyy• kiinnittää naulalla• jäädyttää• grogi• naula• nappula• nasta• sakara• tappi• piikkichemistry• pii• koukku* * *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.) tappi2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) koukku3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) pyykkipoika2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) ripustaa kuivumaan- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
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2 clothe
• verhota• vaatettaa• vaatehtia• pukea* * *kləuðpast tense, past participle - clothed; verb1) (to provide with clothes: The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.) vaatettaa2) (to put clothes on: She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.) pukeutua•- clothes- clothes-peg
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off-the-peg — adjective (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock a ready made jacket ready to wear clothes • Syn: ↑off the rack, ↑off the shelf, ↑ready to wear • Similar to: ↑ready made … Useful english dictionary
off the peg — see under ↑peg • • • Main Entry: ↑off off the peg 1. Of a garment, (bought) ready to wear from an already existing stock 2. Of an item, (bought) ready to use, not purpose built 3. Not adjusted to suit the circumstances, etc (figurative) (offˈ the … Useful english dictionary
off-the-peg — ˌoff the ˈpeg , ˌoff the ˈrack adjective COMMERCE an off the peg arrangement, product etc is a standard one, rather than one designed for a particular person, situation etc: • With travel insurance, you can get an off the peg policy for a single… … Financial and business terms
mumble-the-peg — Mumbledy peg Mum ble*dy peg , Mumblety peg Mum ble*ty peg , n. A game played with a pocketknife, the object of which is to throw the knife in any of a vairety of ways (such as over the back), or from various positions, and have it stick in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off the peg — UK US adjective [before noun] (US off the rack) ► not made especially to fit a particular person or suit a situation: »There are plenty of off the peg solutions that have been tried and tested elsewhere. off the peg adverb (US off the rack) ► »I… … Financial and business terms
off-the-peg — adj BrE .off the rack AmE off the peg clothes are made in standard sizes, not made especially to fit one person →↑made to measure >off the pegoff the rack adv ▪ It was only a cheap suit, bought off the peg … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-the-peg — adjective BrE off the peg clothes are not made to fit one particular person but are made in standard sizes; offtherack AmE compare madetomeasure off the peg adverb: It was only a cheap suit, bought off the peg … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
off the peg — Clothes that are bought off the peg are purchased in a standard size in a shop and are not made specially for you. He can t afford to have his suits made to measure so he buys them off the peg … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
off the peg — British, American & Australian if you buy clothes off the peg, you buy them in a standard size from a shop rather than having them made specially for you. If I buy trousers off the peg they re always too short … New idioms dictionary
off-the-peg — [ôf′thə peg′] adj. Chiefly Brit. ready made; off the shelf; not custom made … English World dictionary
off-the-peg — /ɒf ðə peg/ adjective, adverb ready made in standard sizes, and not fitted specially ● She buys all her clothes off the peg … Marketing dictionary in english
