Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - spaniel
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Spaniel
spaniel
noun Etymology: Middle English spaynel, ~l, from Anglo-French espainnel, alteration of espaignol Spaniard, from Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispania Spain Date: 14th century 1. a member of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized mostly short-legged dogs usually having long wavy hair, feathered legs and tail, and large drooping ears 2. a fawning servile person
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n. 1 a a dog of any of various breeds with a long silky coat and drooping ears. b any of these breeds. 2 an obsequious or fawning person. Etymology: ME f. OF espaigneul Spanish (dog) f. Rmc Hispaniolus (unrecorded) f. Hispania Spain ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. спаниель (порода собак) 2. низкопоклонник, подхалим to play the spaniel —- подлизываться, подобострастничать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., as a surname meaning "Spaniard;" as a dog name, c.1350, from O.Fr. espagneul, lit. "Spanish (dog)," from V.L. *Hispaniolus "of Spain," dim. of L. Hispanus "Spanish, Hispanic," from Gk. Hispanos, from Hispania "Spain." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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