Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - stout
Stout
stout
adj. & n. --adj. 1 rather fat; corpulent; bulky. 2 of considerable thickness or strength (a stout stick). 3 brave, resolute, vigorous (a stout fellow; put up stout resistance). --n. a strong dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley. Phrases and idioms a stout heart courage, resolve. stout-hearted courageous. stout-heartedly courageously. stout-heartedness courage. Derivatives stoutish adj. stoutly adv. stoutness n. Etymology: ME f. AF & dial. OF stout f. WG, perh. rel. to STILT
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I. adjective see: stilt Date: 14th century strong of character: as, brave, bold, firm, determined, physically or materially strong:, sturdy, vigorous, staunch, enduring, sturdily constructed ; substantial, forceful , bulky in body ; fat, see: strong ~ish adjective ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1677 a very dark full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor, 2. a fat person, a clothing size designed for the large figure ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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