Толковый словарь английского языка - honeycomb
Honeycomb
honeycomb
I. noun Date: before 12th century a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their nest to contain their brood and stores of honey, something that resembles a ~ in structure or appearance, II. verb Date: 1774 transitive verb 1. to cause to be full of cavities like a ~, to make into a checkered pattern ; fret , 2. to penetrate into every part ; fill , subvert , weaken , intransitive verb to become pitted, checked, or cellular
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n. & v. --n. 1 a structure of hexagonal cells of wax, made by bees to store honey and eggs. 2 a a pattern arranged hexagonally. b fabric made with a pattern of raised hexagons etc. 3 tripe from the second stomach of a ruminant. 4 a cavernous flaw in metalwork, esp. in guns. --v.tr. 1 fill with cavities or tunnels, undermine. 2 mark with a honeycomb pattern. Etymology: OE hunigcamb (as HONEY, COMB) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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