Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rustic
Rustic
rustic
adj. & n. --adj. 1 having the characteristics of or associations with the country or country life. 2 unsophisticated, simple, unrefined. 3 of rude or country workmanship. 4 made of untrimmed branches or rough timber (a rustic bench). 5 (of lettering) freely formed. 6 Archit. with rough-hewn or roughened surface or with sunk joints. 7 archaic rural. --n. a person from or living in the country, esp. a simple unsophisticated one. Derivatives rustically adv. rusticity n. Etymology: ME f. L rusticus f. rus the country
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I. adjective also ~al see: room Date: 15th century of, relating to, or suitable for the country ; rural , 2. made of the rough limbs of trees , finished by ~ating , 3. characteristic of or resembling country people, lacking in social graces or polish, appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness) , ~ally adverb ~ity noun II. noun Date: circa 1550 an inhabitant of a rural area, 2. an awkward coarse person, an unsophisticated rural person ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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