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wood [wʊd]1 noun∎ the stove burns wood and coal le poêle fonctionne au bois et au charbon;∎ a piece of wood un bout de bois;(b) (group of trees) bois m;∎ we went for a walk in the woods nous sommes allés nous promener dans les bois;∎ figurative he can't see the wood for the trees les arbres lui cachent la forêt;∎ figurative we're not out of the woods yet on n'est pas encore sortis de l'auberge, on n'est pas encore tirés d'affaire(c) (casks, barrels) tonneau m;∎ matured in the wood vieilli au tonneau;∎ drawn from the wood tiré au tonneau(d) (in bowls) boule f∎ a (number) 3 wood un bois 3∎ to get wood (erection) bander;∎ to put the wood to sb (have sex with) tringler qn(a) (wooden → floor, table, house) en bois, de boisMusic bois mpl►► wood alcohol esprit-de-bois m, alcool m méthylique;Botany wood anemone anémone f des bois;wood ant fourmi f rousse;Botany wood avens benoîte f;wood ash cendre f de bois;wood carver sculpteur m sur bois;wood chisel ciseau m à bois;Botany wood crane's bill géranium m des bois;wood fibre fibre f de bois;wood nymph nymphe f des bois, dryade f;wood panelling boiserie f;Ornithology wood pigeon ramier m;wood pulp pâte f à papier;Zoology wood rat rat m des bois;Ornithology wood sandpiper chevalier m sylvain;wood screw vis f à bois;Botany wood sorrel oxalis m, oxalide f;Botany wood speedwell véronique f des montagnes;wood spirit esprit-de-bois m;Botany wood spurge euphorbe f des bois;wood stain teinture f pour bois;Ornithology wood stork tantale m d'Amérique;wood stove poêle m à bois;wood tar goudron m de bois;Ornithology wood warbler pouillot m siffleur
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Wood nymph — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wood nymph — wood′ nymph n. 1) myt a nymph of the woods; dryad 2) ent a brown satyr butterfly, Cercyonis pegala, having a broad yellow band and black and white eyespots on each front wing • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
wood nymph — n. 1. any of the nymphs who live in the woods; dryad 2. any of certain South American hummingbirds 3. any of several small U.S. noctuid moths (genus Euthisanotia) with white and brown forewings and yellow hind wings 4. SATYR (sense 4) … English World dictionary
wood nymph — noun a deity or nymph of the woods • Syn: ↑dryad • Hypernyms: ↑nymph • Hyponyms: ↑hamadryad * * * noun 1. : a nymph living in woods called also … Useful english dictionary
wood nymph — /ˈwʊd nɪmf/ (say wood nimf) noun a nymph of the woods, or a dryad …
wood nymph — noun Date: 1567 a nymph living in woods called also dryad … New Collegiate Dictionary
wood nymph — 1. (esp. in legend) a nymph of the woods; dryad. 2. a brown satyr butterfly, Minois alope, having a broad yellow band and black and white eyespots on each front wing. 3. any of several Central and South American hummingbirds, esp. of the genus… … Universalium
wood-nymph — n. Hamadryad, dryad, nymph of the woods … New dictionary of synonyms
wood nymph — spirit of the forest; forest butterfly … English contemporary dictionary
wood nymph — noun 1》 (in folklore and classical mythology) a dryad or hamadryad. 2》 a brown American butterfly with eyespots on its wings. [Genus Cercyonis.] … English new terms dictionary
wood-nymph — … Useful english dictionary