Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pupil
Pupil
pupil
1. n. 1 a person who is taught by another, esp. a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher. 2 Sc. Law a boy less than 14 or a girl less than 12 years in age. Derivatives pupillage n. (also pupilage). pupillary adj. (also pupilary). Etymology: ME, orig. = orphan, ward f. OF pupille or L pupillus, -illa, dimin. of pupus boy, pupa girl 2. n. the dark circular opening in the centre of the iris of the eye, varying in size to regulate the passage of light to the retina. Derivatives pupillar adj. (also pupilar). pupillary adj. (also pupilary). Etymology: OF pupille or L pupilla, dimin. of pupa doll (as PUPIL(1)): so called from the tiny images visible in the eye
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~le minor ward, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~lus male ward (from diminutive of pupus boy) & ~la female ward, from diminutive of pupa girl, doll Date: 1536 a child or young person in school or in the charge of a tutor or instructor ; student, one who has been taught or influenced by a famous or distinguished person, II. noun Etymology: Middle French ~le, from Latin ~la, from diminutive of pupa doll; from the tiny image of oneself seen reflected in another's eye Date: 1567 the contractile aperture in the iris of the eye, ~lary adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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