sinew

  • 61τένοντ' — τένοντα , τένων sinew masc acc sg τένοντι , τένων sinew masc dat sg τένοντε , τένων sinew masc nom/voc/acc dual …

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  • 62ten-1, tend- —     ten 1, tend     English meaning: to extend, stretch, span     Deutsche Übersetzung: “dehnen, ziehen, spannen”, also von the Weberei, Spinnen, Strick etc.     Grammatical information: ten bildet in IE an not thematic root aorist (ved. átan,… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 63sinewy — adjective 1. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑fibrous, ↑stringy, ↑unchewable • Similar to: ↑tough 2. consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon …

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  • 64hox — ˈhäks transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: Middle English hoxen, from hox hock sinew, from Old English hōhsinu, from hōh heel + sinu, seonu sinew more at hock, sinew 1. : hamstring 2. : to pester by following …

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  • 65captain — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …

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  • 66ganglion cell — nerve erve (n[ e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra string, bowstring; perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. {Neuralgia}.] 1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying… …

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  • 67Little masters — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …

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  • 68Master — Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude}, {Major},… …

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  • 69Master in chancery — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …

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  • 70Master joint — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …

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