Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - liver
Liver
liver
1. n. 1 a a large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates, functioning in many metabolic processes including the regulation of toxic materials in the blood, secreting bile, etc. b a similar organ in other animals. 2 the flesh of an animal's liver as food. 3 (in full liver-colour) a dark reddish-brown. Phrases and idioms liver chestnut see CHESTNUT. liver fluke either of two types of fluke, esp. Fasciola hepatica, the adults of which live within the liver tissues of vertebrates, and the larvae within snails. liver of sulphur a liver-coloured mixture of potassium sulphides etc., used as a lotion in skin disease. liver salts Brit. salts to cure dyspepsia or biliousness. liver sausage a sausage containing cooked liver etc. Derivatives liverless adj. Etymology: OE lifer f. Gmc 2. n. a person who lives in a specified way (a clean liver).
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lifer; akin to Old High German lebra ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a large very vascular glandular organ of vertebrates that secretes bile and causes important changes in many of the substances contained in the blood (as by converting sugars into glycogen which it stores up until required and by forming urea), any of various large compound glands associated with the digestive tract of invertebrate animals and probably concerned with the secretion of digestive enzymes, a determinant of the quality or temper of a man, the ~ of an animal (as a calf or chicken) eaten as food, a grayish reddish brown, II. noun Date: 14th century one that lives especially in a specified way , resident ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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