Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - neat
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neat
1. adj. 1 tidy and methodical. 2 elegantly simple in form etc.; well-proportioned. 3 (of language, style, etc.) brief, clear, and pointed; epigrammatic. 4 a cleverly executed (a neat piece of work). b deft; dextrous. 5 (of esp. alcoholic liquor) undiluted. 6 US sl. (as a general term of approval) good, pleasing, excellent. Derivatives neatly adv. neatness n. Etymology: F net f. L nitidus shining f. nitere shine 2. n. archaic 1 a bovine animal. 2 (as pl.) cattle. Phrases and idioms neat's-foot oil oil made from boiled cow-heel and used to dress leather. Etymology: OE neat f. Gmc
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I. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Middle English neet, from Old English nēat; akin to Old High German nōz head of cattle, Old English nēotan to make use of, Lithuanian nauda use Date: before 12th century the common domestic bovine (Bos taurus), II. adjective Etymology: Middle French net, from Latin nitidus bright, ~, from nitēre to shine; probably akin to Middle Irish níam luster Date: 1542 free from dirt and disorder ; habitually clean and orderly, 2. free from admixture or dilution ; straight , free from irregularity ; smooth , marked by tasteful simplicity , 4. precise, systematic, marked by skill or ingenuity ; adroit, net , fine, admirable, ~ly adverb ~ness noun III. adverb Date: 1649 in a ~ manner , without admixture or dilution ; straight ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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