ferule

  • 91ферула — ы. ж. férule f. <лат. ferula прут, розга. 1. Линейка для наказания школьников по рукам. Мак. 1908. Содержатель пансиона < Эллерт> строгостью содержал пансион в порядке, на совершенно военной дисциплине, бил без всякой пощады за малейшие… …

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  • 92Fuchtel — Einen unter die Fuchtel nehmen: ihn in strenge Zucht nehmen; unter jemandes Fuchtel stehen, unter der Fuchtel sein, unter die Fuchtel kommen: gehorchen müssen. Die Fuchtel ist ursprünglich ein Fechtdegen mit stumpfer, breiter Klinge,… …

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  • 93fescue — (n.) 1510s, teacher s pointer, alteration of festu piece of straw, twig (late 14c.), from O.Fr. festu (Mod.Fr. fétu), a kind of straw, from V.L. festucum, from L. festuca straw, stalk, rod, probably related to ferula (see FERULE (Cf. ferule)).… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 94ferrule — ferrule, ferule Ferrule, also spelt ferrel, is the ring or cup used to strengthen the end of a walking stick or umbrella, and is derived from Latin ferrum meaning ‘iron’. A ferule, also spelt ferula, is a flat implement formerly used for beating… …

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  • 95-ule — suffix forming diminutive nouns (capsule; globule). Etymology: from or after L ulus, ula, ulum * * * ˌyül noun suffix ( s) Etymology: F&Latin; …

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  • 96fer|u|la — «FEHR yu luh, u », noun, plural lae « lee». 1. any one of a large group of plants of the parsley family, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region and central Asia. Many of the Asiatic species yield strongly scented m resins, such as asafetida… …

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  • 97Ferrule — Fer rule (f[e^]r r[i^]l or f[e^]r r[.u]l; 277), n. [Formerly verrel, F. virole, fr. L. viriola little bracelet, dim. of viriae, pl., bracelets; prob. akin to viere to twist, weave, and E. withe. The spelling with f is due to confusion with L.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 98Ferular — Fer u*lar, n. A ferule. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99pandy — transitive verb (pandied; pandying) Etymology: probably from Latin pande, imperative singular of pandere to spread out (the hand), command of the schoolmaster to the boy more at fathom Date: 1863 British to punish (a schoolboy) with a blow on the …

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  • 100ferula — noun see ferule …

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