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Толковый словарь английского языка - companion

 
 

Companion

companion
I. noun Usage: often attributive see: food Date: 13th century one that accompanies another ; comrade, associate, rascal, 3. one that is closely connected with something similar, one employed to live with and serve another, a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space, II. verb Date: 1622 transitive verb accompany, intransitive verb to keep company, III. noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Dutch kampanje poop deck Date: 1762 a hood covering at the top of a ~way, ~way
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  1. n. & v. --n. 1 a (often foll. by in, of) a person who accompanies, associates with, or shares with, another (a companion in adversity; they were close companions). b a person, esp. an unmarried or widowed woman, employed to live with and assist another. 2 a handbook or reference book on a particular subject (A Companion to North Wales). 3 a thing that matches another (the companion of this book-end is over there). 4 (Companion) a member of the lowest grade of some orders of knighthood (Companion of the Bath). 5 Astron. a star etc. that accompanies another. 6 equipment or a piece of equipment that combines several uses. --v. 1 tr. accompany. 2 intr. literary (often foll. by with) be a companion. Phrases and idioms companion in arms a fellow-soldier. Companion of Honour (in the UK) a member of an order founded in 1917. Companion of Literature (in the UK) a member of an order founded in 1961. companion-set a set of fireside implements on a stand. Etymology: ME f. OF compaignon ult. f. L panis bread 2. n. Naut. 1 a raised frame on a quarterdeck used for lighting the cabins etc. below. 2 = companion-way. Phrases and idioms companion-hatch a wooden covering over a companion-way. companion hatchway an opening in a deck leading to a cabin. companion ladder a ladder from a deck to a cabin. companion-way a staircase to a cabin. Etymology: obs. Du. kompanje quarterdeck f. OF compagne f. It. (camera della) compagna pantry, prob. ult. rel. to COMPANION(1) ...
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