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cupola
Definition
- : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling: a small structure built on top of a roof
- : a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
- : a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Italian, from Latin cupula, diminutive of cupa tubFirst Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
acetic borrowed from French acétique, from Latin acētum "sour wine, vinegar" (noun derivative from *acētus, verbal adjective of acēre "to be sour," going back to Indo-European h2eḱ-eh1- "to be sharp") + French -ique -ic entry 1 — more at edge entry 1-cy
noun suffix
Definition
- : action : practice //mendicancy
- : rank : office //chaplaincy
- : body : class //magistracy
- : state : quality //bankruptcy —often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word //accuracy
History and Etymology
Middle English -cie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -tia, partly from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia -y, partly from Greek -tia, -teia, from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia, -eia -ydairy
plural dairies
Definition
- : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
- : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese: a farm devoted to such production
- : an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
- : milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)also : food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
Other Words
- dairy adjective //dairy products
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English deierie, dayerye, borrowed from Anglo-French deyerie, daerie, from Middle English deie, daie "woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese" (going back to Old English dǣge "female baker, female servant," going back to Germanic *daigjōn—whence also Old Norse deigja "female servant"— derivative of *daiga- dough) + Anglo-French -erie -ery (after botelerie "wine cellar," paneterie "bread shop, pantry")acetylcholinesterase
Definition
- : an enzyme that occurs chiefly in cholinergic nerve endings and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine : cholinesterase sense 1
NOTE: Acetylcholinesterase is also found in red blood cells, where its function is unknown.
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Synonymous Phrases
cupola
Definition
- : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling: a small structure built on top of a roof
- : a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
- : a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Italian, from Latin cupula, diminutive of cupa tubFirst Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
acetic borrowed from French acétique, from Latin acētum "sour wine, vinegar" (noun derivative from *acētus, verbal adjective of acēre "to be sour," going back to Indo-European h2eḱ-eh1- "to be sharp") + French -ique -ic entry 1 — more at edge entry 1-cy
noun suffix
Definition
- : action : practice //mendicancy
- : rank : office //chaplaincy
- : body : class //magistracy
- : state : quality //bankruptcy —often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word //accuracy
History and Etymology
Middle English -cie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -tia, partly from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia -y, partly from Greek -tia, -teia, from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia, -eia -ydairy
plural dairies
Definition
- : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
- : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese: a farm devoted to such production
- : an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
- : milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)also : food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
Other Words
- dairy adjective //dairy products
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English deierie, dayerye, borrowed from Anglo-French deyerie, daerie, from Middle English deie, daie "woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese" (going back to Old English dǣge "female baker, female servant," going back to Germanic *daigjōn—whence also Old Norse deigja "female servant"— derivative of *daiga- dough) + Anglo-French -erie -ery (after botelerie "wine cellar," paneterie "bread shop, pantry")acetylcholinesterase
Definition
- : an enzyme that occurs chiefly in cholinergic nerve endings and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine : cholinesterase sense 1
NOTE: Acetylcholinesterase is also found in red blood cells, where its function is unknown.
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Synonymous Phrases
cupola
Definition
- : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling: a small structure built on top of a roof
- : a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
- : a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Italian, from Latin cupula, diminutive of cupa tubFirst Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
acetic borrowed from French acétique, from Latin acētum "sour wine, vinegar" (noun derivative from *acētus, verbal adjective of acēre "to be sour," going back to Indo-European h2eḱ-eh1- "to be sharp") + French -ique -ic entry 1 — more at edge entry 1-cy
noun suffix
Definition
- : action : practice //mendicancy
- : rank : office //chaplaincy
- : body : class //magistracy
- : state : quality //bankruptcy —often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word //accuracy
History and Etymology
Middle English -cie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -tia, partly from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia -y, partly from Greek -tia, -teia, from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia, -eia -ydairy
plural dairies
Definition
- : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
- : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese: a farm devoted to such production
- : an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
- : milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)also : food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
Other Words
- dairy adjective //dairy products
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English deierie, dayerye, borrowed from Anglo-French deyerie, daerie, from Middle English deie, daie "woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese" (going back to Old English dǣge "female baker, female servant," going back to Germanic *daigjōn—whence also Old Norse deigja "female servant"— derivative of *daiga- dough) + Anglo-French -erie -ery (after botelerie "wine cellar," paneterie "bread shop, pantry")acetylcholinesterase
Definition
- : an enzyme that occurs chiefly in cholinergic nerve endings and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine : cholinesterase sense 1
NOTE: Acetylcholinesterase is also found in red blood cells, where its function is unknown.
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Synonymous Phrases
cupola
Definition
- : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling: a small structure built on top of a roof
- : a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
- : a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Italian, from Latin cupula, diminutive of cupa tubFirst Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
acetic borrowed from French acétique, from Latin acētum "sour wine, vinegar" (noun derivative from *acētus, verbal adjective of acēre "to be sour," going back to Indo-European h2eḱ-eh1- "to be sharp") + French -ique -ic entry 1 — more at edge entry 1-cy
noun suffix
Definition
- : action : practice //mendicancy
- : rank : office //chaplaincy
- : body : class //magistracy
- : state : quality //bankruptcy —often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word //accuracy
History and Etymology
Middle English -cie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -tia, partly from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia -y, partly from Greek -tia, -teia, from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia, -eia -ydairy
plural dairies
Definition
- : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
- : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese: a farm devoted to such production
- : an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
- : milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)also : food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
Other Words
- dairy adjective //dairy products
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English deierie, dayerye, borrowed from Anglo-French deyerie, daerie, from Middle English deie, daie "woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese" (going back to Old English dǣge "female baker, female servant," going back to Germanic *daigjōn—whence also Old Norse deigja "female servant"— derivative of *daiga- dough) + Anglo-French -erie -ery (after botelerie "wine cellar," paneterie "bread shop, pantry")acetylcholinesterase
Definition
- : an enzyme that occurs chiefly in cholinergic nerve endings and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine : cholinesterase sense 1
NOTE: Acetylcholinesterase is also found in red blood cells, where its function is unknown.
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Synonymous Phrases
cupola
Definition
- : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling: a small structure built on top of a roof
- : a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
- : a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Italian, from Latin cupula, diminutive of cupa tubFirst Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
acetic borrowed from French acétique, from Latin acētum "sour wine, vinegar" (noun derivative from *acētus, verbal adjective of acēre "to be sour," going back to Indo-European h2eḱ-eh1- "to be sharp") + French -ique -ic entry 1 — more at edge entry 1-cy
noun suffix
Definition
- : action : practice //mendicancy
- : rank : office //chaplaincy
- : body : class //magistracy
- : state : quality //bankruptcy —often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word //accuracy
History and Etymology
Middle English -cie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -tia, partly from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia -y, partly from Greek -tia, -teia, from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia, -eia -ydairy
plural dairies
Definition
- : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
- : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese: a farm devoted to such production
- : an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
- : milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)also : food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
Other Words
- dairy adjective //dairy products
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English deierie, dayerye, borrowed from Anglo-French deyerie, daerie, from Middle English deie, daie "woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese" (going back to Old English dǣge "female baker, female servant," going back to Germanic *daigjōn—whence also Old Norse deigja "female servant"— derivative of *daiga- dough) + Anglo-French -erie -ery (after botelerie "wine cellar," paneterie "bread shop, pantry")acetylcholinesterase
Definition
- : an enzyme that occurs chiefly in cholinergic nerve endings and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine : cholinesterase sense 1
NOTE: Acetylcholinesterase is also found in red blood cells, where its function is unknown.
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Synonymous Phrases
cupola
Definition
- : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling: a small structure built on top of a roof
- : a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
- : a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Italian, from Latin cupula, diminutive of cupa tubFirst Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
acetic borrowed from French acétique, from Latin acētum "sour wine, vinegar" (noun derivative from *acētus, verbal adjective of acēre "to be sour," going back to Indo-European h2eḱ-eh1- "to be sharp") + French -ique -ic entry 1 — more at edge entry 1-cy
noun suffix
Definition
- : action : practice //mendicancy
- : rank : office //chaplaincy
- : body : class //magistracy
- : state : quality //bankruptcy —often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word //accuracy
History and Etymology
Middle English -cie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -tia, partly from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia -y, partly from Greek -tia, -teia, from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia, -eia -ydairy
plural dairies
Definition
- : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
- : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese: a farm devoted to such production
- : an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
- : milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)also : food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
Other Words
- dairy adjective //dairy products
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English deierie, dayerye, borrowed from Anglo-French deyerie, daerie, from Middle English deie, daie "woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese" (going back to Old English dǣge "female baker, female servant," going back to Germanic *daigjōn—whence also Old Norse deigja "female servant"— derivative of *daiga- dough) + Anglo-French -erie -ery (after botelerie "wine cellar," paneterie "bread shop, pantry")acetylcholinesterase
Definition
- : an enzyme that occurs chiefly in cholinergic nerve endings and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine : cholinesterase sense 1
NOTE: Acetylcholinesterase is also found in red blood cells, where its function is unknown.
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology