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(thongs) 1. A thong is a long thin strip of leather, plastic, or rubber. N-COUNT 2. A thong is a narrow band of cloth that is worn between a person’s legs to cover up his or her sexual organs, and that is held up by a piece of string around the waist. N-COUNT 3. Thongs are open shoes which are held on your foot by a V-shaped strap that goes between your big toe and the toe next to it. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use flip-flops) N-COUNT: usu pl
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thwong; akin to Old Norse thvengr ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a strip especially of leather or hide 2. a sandal held on the foot by a ~ fitting between the toes and connected to a strap across the top or around the sides of the foot 3. an article of swimwear or underwear consisting of a narrow strip of material that passes between the thighs and connects with a waistband • ~ed adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a narrow strip of hide or leather used as the lash of a whip, as a halter or rein, etc. 2 Austral., NZ, & US = FLIP-FLOP. --v.tr. 1 provide with a thong. 2 strike with a thong. Etymology: OE thwang, thwong f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n 1 a long thin piece of leather used to fasten something or as part of a whip 2 thongs AmE a type of shoe that you hold on with your toes; flipflops BrE 3 a pair of knickers or the bottom half of a bikini that has a single string instead of the back part ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. юwong "thong," from P.Gmc. *thwangaz, from a root meaning "to restrain." As a kind of sandal, first attested 1967; as a kind of bikini briefs, 1990s. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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