Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mound
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mound
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a raised mass of earth, stones, or other compacted material. 2 a heap or pile. 3 a hillock. --v.tr. 1 heap up in a mound or mounds. 2 enclose with mounds. Etymology: 16th c. (orig. = hedge or fence): orig. unkn. 2. n. Heraldry a ball of gold etc. representing the earth, and usu. surmounting a crown. Etymology: ME f. OF monde f. L mundus world
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I. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1515 to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth, to form into a ~, II. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1551 hedge, fence, 2. a. an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones, the slightly elevated ground on which a baseball pitcher stands, a rounded hill or natural formation, 3. heap, pile , a small rounded mass ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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