Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gnome
Gnome
gnome
1. n. 1 a a dwarfish legendary creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground; a goblin. b a figure of a gnome, esp. as a garden ornament. 2 (esp. in pl.) colloq. a person with sinister influence, esp. financial (gnomes of Zurich). Derivatives gnomish adj. Etymology: F f. mod.L gnomus (word invented by Paracelsus) 2. n. a maxim; an aphorism. Etymology: Gk gnome opinion f. gignosko know
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I. noun see: know Date: 1577 maxim, aphorism, II. noun Etymology: French, from New Latin gnomus Date: 1661 an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore who lives in the earth and usually guards treasure, an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits earth, ~like adjective gnomish adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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