Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - narrow
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adj., n., & v. --adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined or confining; constricted (within narrow bounds). 2 of limited scope; restricted (in the narrowest sense). 3 with little margin (a narrow escape). 4 searching; precise; exact (a narrow examination). 5 = NARROW-MINDED. 6 (of a vowel) tense. 7 of small size. --n. 1 (usu. in pl.) the narrow part of a strait, river, sound, etc. 2 a narrow pass or street. --v. 1 intr. become narrow; diminish; contract; lessen. 2 tr. make narrow; constrict; restrict. Phrases and idioms narrow boat Brit. a canal boat, esp. one less than 7 ft. (2.1 metres) wide. narrow circumstances poverty. narrow cloth cloth less than 52 inches wide. narrow gauge a railway track that has a smaller gauge than the standard one. narrow seas the English Channel and the Irish Sea. narrow squeak 1 a narrow escape. 2 a success barely attained. Derivatives narrowish adj. narrowly adv. narrowness n. Etymology: OE nearu nearw- f. Gmc
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English narowe, from Old English nearu; akin to Old High German narwa scar Date: before 12th century 1. of slender width , of less than standard or usual width , woven in widths usually less than 18 inches (46 centimeters), limited in size or scope , 3. illiberal in views or disposition ; prejudiced, stingy, niggardly, 4. barely sufficient ; close , barely successful , minutely precise ; meticulous , relatively rich in protein as compared with carbohydrate and fat, tense 3, ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. verb Date: before 12th century transitive verb to decrease the breadth or extent of ; contract, to decrease the scope or sphere of ; limit, intransitive verb to lessen in width or extent ; contract, III. noun Date: 13th century a ~ part or passage ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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