Английский Этимологический словарь - grove
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Grove
grove
- O.E. graf (akin to grжafa "thicket"), from P.Gmc. *graibo-.
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~ n 1 an area of land planted with a particular type of fruit tree (an orange grove) (- compare orchard) 2 literary a small group of trees 3 Grove used in the names of roads (Lisson Grove) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(groves) 1. A grove is a group of trees that are close together. ...an olive grove. N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. Grove is often used as part of the name of a street. (mainly BRIT) ...47 Canada Grove, Bognor Regis. N-IN-NAMES ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English graf Date: before 12th century 1. a small wood without underbrush a picnic ~ 2. a planting of fruit or nut trees GROVE biographical name Sir George 1820-1900 English musicologist GROVEL intransitive verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or -elling) Etymology: back-formation from ~ing prone, from ~ing, adverb, from Middle English, from gruf, adverb, on the face (from Old Norse a grufu) + -ling Date: 1552 1. to creep with the face to the ground ; crawl 2. a. to lie or creep with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement b. to abase oneself 3. to give oneself over to what is base or unworthy ; wallow ~ing in self-pity • ~er noun • ~ingly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a small wood or group of trees. Derivatives grovy adj. Etymology: OE graf, rel. to gr{aelig}fa brushwood ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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