Толковый словарь английского языка - groom
Groom
groom
I. noun Etymology: Middle English grom Date: 14th century man , fellow , 2. a. manservant , one of several officers of the English royal household, a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses, bride~ , II. verb Date: 1809 transitive verb to clean and maintain the appearance of (as the coat of a horse or dog), to make neat or attractive , to get into readiness for a specific objective ; prepare , intransitive verb to ~ oneself
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n. & v. --n. 1 a person employed to take care of horses. 2 = BRIDEGROOM. 3 Brit. Mil. any of certain officers of the Royal Household. --v.tr. 1 a curry or tend (a horse). b give a neat appearance to (a person etc.). 2 (of an ape or monkey etc.) clean and comb the fur (of its fellow) with the fingers. 3 prepare or train (a person) for a particular purpose or activity (was groomed for the top job). Etymology: ME, orig. = boy: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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