Dye is a chemical substance used to colour cloth. Cloth is dipped into a solution of dye by the dyer.
"Died in the wool" : we mean they are a person who holds fast to their opinions, beliefs or habits.
If you died, you would be dead or deceased. Stop being alive.
"The die is cast" = "Crossed the Rubicon": means that you have embarked on a course of action that can´t be changed.
Dai is a Welsh name, the Welsh form of David.
A dai is a cube with 1 to 6 dots on each side, too.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF THE WORD "BOW"
Bow:
- Arc (archery)
- The part of our lips (Cupid´s bow)
- The bow-tie
- The thing that we use to play the violin
- The part of a ship: fore
Sunday, October 4, 2015
GLOSSARY
- Stumble: to strike the foot against something, as in running, so as to trip or fall
- Landmarks: a feature in the landscape or an object in an area that is easily noticed or that serves as a guide, as to ships at sea or to travelers on a road
- Gliffs: a high, steep rock face; precipice
- Wrist: the part of the end of the arm where it joins the hand
- Wheat: the grain of a cereal grass used in the form of flour.
- Knight: a mounted soldier serving under a lord or king and having an honorable rank.
- Knot: a tying tightly together of the two ends of a cord, rope, or the like into a knob
- Stir: a tying tightly together of the two ends of a cord, rope, or the like into a knob
- Drop: to (cause to) fall in globules such as water
- Twins: either of two offspring born at one birth
- Luggage: suitcases, trunks, etc
- Accommodation: lodging
- Mobile home: a large house trailer, designed for year-round living in one place
- Trip: a traveling from one place to another
- Flights: a trip by or in an airplane, esp. a scheduled trip on an airline
- Duty- free: free of customs duty
- Rascal: a dishonest person
- Turf: a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Sprained ankle/ I twisted my ankle: is an expression
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