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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - fluff

 
 

Fluff

fluff
n. & v. --n. 1 soft, light, feathery material coming off blankets etc. 2 soft fur or feathers. 3 sl. a a mistake in delivering theatrical lines, in playing music, etc. b a mistake in playing a game. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) shake into or become a soft mass. 2 tr. & intr. colloq. make a mistake in (a theatrical part, a game, playing music, a speech, etc.); blunder (fluffed his opening line). 3 tr. make into fluff. 4 tr. put a soft surface on (the flesh side of leather). Phrases and idioms bit of fluff sl. offens. a woman regarded as an object of sexual desire. Etymology: prob. dial. alt. of flue fluff
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  I. noun Etymology: perhaps blend of flue (~) and puff Date: 1790 down VII,1, something ~y , something inconsequential, blunder, II. verb Date: 1835 transitive verb to make ~y , 2. to spoil by a mistake ; botch, to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play, intransitive verb to become ~y, to make a mistake ...
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