reel

reel
{{11}}reel (n.1) "frame turning on an axis," late O.E. hreol "reel for winding thread," from P.Gmc. *khrekhulaz; probably related to hrægel "garment," and O.N. hræll "spindle." Specifically of the fishing rod attachment from 1726; of a film projector apparatus from 1896. The verb meaning "to wind on a reel" is recorded from late 14c., from the noun. To reel off "rattle off without pause or effort" is from 1837. Reel-to-reel type of tape deck is attested from 1958.
{{12}}reel (n.2) "lively Highland dance," 1580s, probably a special use of the verb sense of REEL (Cf. reel) (n.1). Applied to the music for such a dance from 1590s.
{{12}}reel (v.) "to whirl around," c.1300, probably from REEL (Cf. reel) (n.1), on notion of "spinning." Of the mind, from 1796.

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  • réel — réel …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • réel — réel, elle [ reɛl ] adj. et n. m. • 1380 real « qui existe effectivement »; 1283 dr.; lat. médiév. realis, de res « chose » I ♦ Adj. Qui consiste en une chose ou concerne une chose, les choses. 1 ♦ Dr. Qui concerne les choses (opposé à personnel) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Reel — bezeichnet sowohl einen schottischen und irischen Volkstanz als auch die zugrundeliegende Melodie in einem schnellen 2/2 Takt (Alla breve). Das Tempo beträgt etwa 100−120 bpm (halbe Noten je Minute), also 50–60 Takte pro Minute. Reels werden… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • réel — réel, elle (ré èl, è l ) adj. 1°   Qui est effectivement. •   Reconnaissez ici le monde, reconnaissez ses maux toujours plus réels que ses biens, BOSSUET Anne de Gonz.. •   Ni l accident n est plus réel que l être même...., BOSSUET Duch. d Orl..… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • reel — reel1 [rēl] vi. [ME relen < the n.: from the sensation of whirling] 1. to give way or fall back; sway, waver, or stagger as from being struck 2. to lurch or stagger about, as from drunkenness or dizziness 3. to go around and around; whirl 4.… …   English World dictionary

  • reel in — ˌreel ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they reel in he/she/it reels in present participle reeling in past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • Reel — (r[=e]l), n. [AS. hre[ o]l: cf. Icel. hr[ae]ll a weaver s reed or sley.] 1. A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler s reel; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reel — reel·able; reel·er; reel; reel·ing·ly; un·reel; reel·rall; …   English syllables

  • Reel —   [englisch, ri:l], Bezeichnung für einen alten englischen Volkstanz in geradem, meist 4/4 , seltener 2/4 oder 6/4 Takt mit lebhaftem Charakter. Das jeweils erste Viertel im Takt ist betont. Verbreitung fand er auch in Schottland und Irland. Eine …   Universal-Lexikon

  • reel — vb Reel, whirl, stagger, totter are comparable when they mean to move or seem to move uncertainly or un controllably (as in weakness, in giddiness, or in intoxication). Reel usually implies a turning round and round, or a sensation of so turning… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • reel — REEL, [re]elle. adj. Qui est veritablement, effectivement, sans fiction ni figure. Un estre réel. une existence réelle. la presence réelle du Corps de Jesus Christ au saint Sacrement de l Autel. ce que je vous dis est réel. un payement réel. ce… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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