Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - louse
Louse
louse
n. & v. --n. 1 (pl. lice) a a parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus, infesting the human hair and skin and transmitting various diseases. b any insect of the order Anoplura or Mallophaga parasitic on mammals, birds, fish, or plants. 2 sl. (pl. louses) a contemptible or unpleasant person. --v.tr. remove lice from. Phrases and idioms louse up sl. make a mess of. Etymology: OE lus, pl. lys
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old English lūs; akin to Old High German lūs ~, Welsh llau lice Date: before 12th century 1. plural lice any of various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga) parasitic on warm-blooded animals, a small usually sluggish arthropod (as a biting ~) that lives on other animals or on plants and sucks their blood or juices, any of several small arthropods (as a book ~) that are not parasitic, a contemptible person ; heel, II. transitive verb (~d; lousing) Date: 14th century to remove lice from ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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