Толковый словарь английского языка - dwarf
Dwarf
dwarf
I. noun (plural ~s; also dwarves) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English dwerg, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, dweorh; akin to Old High German twerg ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a person of unusually small stature, an insignificant person , an animal or plant much below normal size, a small legendary manlike being who is usually misshapen and ugly and skilled as a craftsman, a star (as the sun) of ordinary or low luminosity and relatively small mass and size, ~ish adjective ~ishly adverb ~ishness noun ~like adjective ~ness noun II. verb Date: circa 1626 transitive verb to restrict the growth of ; stunt , to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior , intransitive verb to become smaller, III. adjective Date: 1597 low-growing in habit
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n. & v. --n. (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) 1 a a person of abnormally small stature, esp. one with a normal-sized head and body but short limbs. Usage The term person of restricted growth is now often preferred. b an animal or plant much below the ordinary size for the species. 2 a small mythological being with supernatural powers. 3 (in full dwarf star) a small usu. dense star. 4 (attrib.) a of a kind very small in size (dwarf bean). b puny, stunted. --v.tr. 1 stunt in growth. 2 cause (something similar or comparable) to seem small or insignificant (efforts dwarfed by their rivals' achievements). Derivatives dwarfish adj. Etymology: OE dweorg f. Gmc DWARFISM n. the condition of being a dwarf. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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