1: GARMENT -often used in plural2a: dress worn as a sign of mourning (as by a widow) -usually used in pluralb: a band of crape worn on a man's hat as a sign of mourning -usually used in plural
Etymology Middle English wede, from Old English wǣd, gewǣde; akin to Old Norse vāth cloth, clothing and perhaps to Lithuanian austi to weave
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Noun (2)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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noun (2)
1: GARMENT -often used in plural2a: dress worn as a sign of mourning (as by a widow) -usually used in pluralb: a band of crape worn on a man's hat as a sign of mourning -usually used in plural
Etymology
Middle English wede, from Old English wǣd, gewǣde; akin to Old Norse vāth cloth, clothing and perhaps to Lithuanian austi to weave
First Known Use
Noun (2)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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русские аллюзии на "конопляную ткань"
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Очередное подтверждение, что Лютер скот мизогинный )))
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Спасибо, очень интересное расследование.
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