Толковый словарь английского языка - gall
Gall
gall
I. noun see: yellow Date: before 12th century 1. bile , something bitter to endure, bitterness of spirit ; rancor , brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence, see: temerity II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English gealla, from Latin ~a ~nut Date: before 12th century 1. a skin sore caused by chronic irritation, a cause or state of exasperation, flaw , III. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb to fret and wear away by friction ; chafe , irritate , vex , intransitive verb to become sore or worn by rubbing, seize 2, IV. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~a Date: 14th century an abnormal outgrowth of plant tissue usually due to insect or mite parasites or fungi and sometimes forming an important source of tannin
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1. n. 1 sl. impudence. 2 asperity, rancour. 3 bitterness; anything bitter (gall and wormwood). 4 the bile of animals. 5 the gall-bladder and its contents. Phrases and idioms gall-bladder the vessel storing bile after its secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine. Etymology: ON, corresp. to OE gealla, f. Gmc 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a sore on the skin made by chafing. 2 a mental soreness or vexation. b a cause of this. 3 a place rubbed bare. --v.tr. 1 rub sore; injure by rubbing. 2 vex, annoy, humiliate. Derivatives gallingly adv. Etymology: ME f. LG or Du. galle, corresp. to OE gealla sore on a horse 3. n. 1 a growth produced by insects or fungus etc. on plants and trees, esp. on oak. 2 (attrib.) of insects producing galls (gall-fly). Etymology: ME f. OF galle f. L galla ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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