Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mew
Mew
mew
1. v. & n. --v.intr. (of a cat, gull, etc.) utter its characteristic cry. --n. this sound, esp. of a cat. Etymology: ME: imit. 2. n. a gull, esp. the common gull, Larus canus. Etymology: OE m{aelig}w f. Gmc 3. n. & v. --n. a cage for hawks, esp. while moulting. --v.tr. 1 put (a hawk) in a cage. 2 (often foll. by up) shut up; confine. Etymology: ME f. OF mue f. muer moult f. L mutare change 4. var. of MEU.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mǣw; akin to Old Norse mār gull Date: before 12th century gull, II. verb Etymology: Middle English ~en, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb to utter a ~ or similar sound , transitive verb to utter by ~ing ; meow, III. noun Date: 1596 meow, IV. noun see: mutable Date: 14th century an enclosure for trained hawks, a place for hiding or retirement, 3. plural but singular or plural in construction, chiefly British a. stables usually with living quarters built around a court, living quarters adapted from such stables, back street ; alley, V. transitive verb Date: 15th century to shut up ; confine ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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