Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - siren
Siren
siren
n. 1 a a device for making a loud prolonged signal or warning sound, esp. by revolving a perforated disc over a jet of compressed air or steam. b the sound made by this. 2 (in Greek mythology) each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks. 3 a sweet singer. 4 a a dangerously fascinating woman; a temptress. b a tempting pursuit etc. 5 (attrib.) irresistibly tempting. 6 an eel-shaped tailed amphibian of the family Sirenidae. Phrases and idioms siren suit a one-piece garment for the whole body, easily put on or taken off, orig. for use in air-raid shelters. Etymology: ME f. OF sereine, sirene f. LL Sirena fem. f. L f. Gk Seiren
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French sereine, from Late Latin ~a, from Latin ~, from Greek seirēn Date: 14th century any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing, 2. a woman who sings with enchanting sweetness, temptress, temptation 2, 3. an apparatus producing musical tones especially in acoustical studies by the rapid interruption of a current of air, steam, or fluid by a perforated rotating disk, a device often electrically operated for producing a penetrating warning sound , either of two North American eel-shaped amphibians that constitute a genus (Siren) and have small forelimbs but neither hind legs nor pelvis and have permanent external gills as well as lungs, II. adjective Date: 1568 resembling that of a ~ ; enticing ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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