Толковый словарь английского языка - scurvy
Scurvy
scurvy
I. noun Etymology: 2~ Date: circa 1565 a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes, II. adjective Etymology: scurf Date: 1579 arousing disgust or scorn ; contemptible , despicable , see: contemptible scurvily adverb scurviness noun
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n. & adj. --n. a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, esp. formerly affecting sailors. --adj. (scurvier, scurviest) paltry, low, mean, dishonourable, contemptible. Phrases and idioms scurvy grass any cresslike seaside plant of the genus Cochlearia, orig. taken as a cure for scurvy. Derivatives scurvied adj. scurvily adv. Etymology: SCURF + -Y(1): noun sense by assoc. with F scorbut (cf. SCORBUTIC) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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