Толковый словарь английского языка - sinew
Sinew
sinew
I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English seono; akin to Old High German senawa ~, Sanskrit syati he binds Date: before 12th century tendon , nerve , 3. solid resilient strength ; power , the chief supporting force ; mainstay , II. transitive verb Date: circa 1614 to strengthen as if with ~s
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n. & v. --n. 1 tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon. 2 (in pl.) muscles; bodily strength; wiriness. 3 (in pl.) that which forms the strength or framework of a plan, city, organization, etc. --v.tr. poet. serve as the sinews of; sustain; hold together. Phrases and idioms the sinews of war money. Derivatives sinewless adj. sinewy adj. Etymology: OE sin(e)we f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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