Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tangle
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tangle
1. v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. intertwine (threads or hairs etc.) in a confused mass; entangle. b intr. become tangled. 2 intr. (foll. by with) colloq. become involved (esp. in conflict or argument) with (don't tangle with me). 3 tr. complicate (a tangled affair). --n. 1 a confused mass of intertwined threads etc. 2 a confused or complicated state (be in a tangle; a love tangle). Etymology: ME var. of obs. tagle, of uncert. orig. 2. n. any of various seaweeds, esp. of the genus Laminaria or Fucus. Etymology: prob. f. Norw. taangel f. ON th{ouml}ngull
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I. verb (~d; tangling) Etymology: Middle English ~n, tagilen, probably short for en~n, from Anglo-French entagler, en~r to prosecute (for), implicate Date: 14th century transitive verb to involve so as to hamper, obstruct, or embarrass, to seize and hold in or as if in a snare ; entrap, to unite or knit together in intricate confusion, intransitive verb to interact in a contentious or conflicting way, to become en~d, II. noun Date: 1615 a ~d twisted mass ; snarl, 2. a complicated or confused state or condition, a state of perplexity or complete bewilderment, a serious altercation ; dispute, neurofibrillary ~, III. noun Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thǫngull ~, thang seaweed Date: 1536 a large seaweed ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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