jag
A sharp projectionA sharp projection.
» They climbed up the jagged rocks.
Sie kletterten die zerklüfteten Felsen empor.
Значення
значень: 11A sharp projection.
зубецьzubecʹ, виступvystup
a sharp projection on an edge or surface
A part broken off; a fragment.
A flap, a tear in a clothing
a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
A cleft or division.
(Шотландія)A medical injection, a jab.
(Pennsylvania, Western, діалектне)A thorn from a bush (see jaggerbush).
Enough liquor to make a person noticeably drunk; a skinful.
A binge or period of overindulgence; a spree.
кутёжkutjóž
A fit, spell, outburst.
A one-horse cart load, or, in modern times, a truck load, of hay or wood.
(Шотландія, архаїчне)A leather bag or wallet; (in the plural) saddlebags.
Приклади
речень: 18They climbed up the jagged rocks.
deSie kletterten die zerklüfteten Felsen empor.
The thing had jagged menacing teeth.
The jagged mountains were capped with snow.
The sun set behind the jagged mountains.
The creature had sharp and jagged teeth.
Переклади
мов: 3За значеннями 1
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Походження
The noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimateThe noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimate origin could be sound-symbolic of sudden movement, compare with jam, rag and Middle English dag, of which jag may be a palatalised variant.
Circa 1597; originally "load of broom or furze", variant of British English dialectal chag (“tree branch; branch of broom or furze”), from Old English ċeacga (“broom, furze”), from Proto-Germanic *kagô (compare dialectal German Kag (“stump, cabbage, stalk”), Swedish dialect kage (“stumps”), Norwegian dialect kage (“low bush”), of unknown origin.
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