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/sloyd/, n.sloyd.Also, slojd.
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sloid — or slojd [sloid] n. SLOYD … English World dictionary
sloid — I. see slojd II. noun see sloyd * * * /sloyd/, n. sloyd. Also, slojd. * * * sloid or slojd «sloyd», noun. = sloyd. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sloid — Sloyd Sloyd, n. [Written also {slojd}, and {sloid}.] [Sw. sl[ o]jd skill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sloid — n. Swedish system of manual training, especially in woodcarving … Dictionary of difficult words
slojd — or sloid variant of sloyd * * * sloid or slojd «sloyd», noun. = sloyd. (Cf. ↑sloyd) * * * sloid, slöjd see sloyd … Useful english dictionary
slojd — Sloyd Sloyd, n. [Written also {slojd}, and {sloid}.] [Sw. sl[ o]jd skill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sloyd — Sloyd, n. [Written also {slojd}, and {sloid}.] [Sw. sl[ o]jd skill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of English words of Swedish origin — This is a list of English language words borrowed from the Swedish language. Some may be from other Scandinavian languages such as Danish or Norwegian, or may come from Old Norse when it was a single language. * ångström, (after the Swedish… … Wikipedia
sloyd — /sloyd/, n. a system of manual training based on experience gained in woodworking, originally developed in Sweden. Also, sloid, slojd. [1880 85; < Sw slöjd craft, industrial art, woodworking; c. SLEIGHT] * * * … Universalium
sloyd — [sloid] n. [Swed slöjd, skill < or akin to ON slœgth, cunning: see SLEIGHT] a system of manual training originating in Sweden, based upon the use of hand tools in woodcarving and joining … English World dictionary
