Толковый словарь английского языка - twig
Twig
twig
I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~ge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwīg ~, Old English twā two Date: before 12th century a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves, a minute branch of a nerve or artery, ~ged adjective ~gy adjective II. verb (~ged; ~ging) Etymology: perhaps from Irish & Scottish Gaelic tuigunderstand Date: 1764 transitive verb notice , observe , to understand the meaning of ; comprehend , intransitive verb to gain a grasp ; understand , III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1811 fashion , style
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1. n. 1 a small branch or shoot of a tree or shrub. 2 Anat. a small branch of an artery etc. Derivatives twigged adj. (also in comb.). twiggy adj. Etymology: OE twigge f. a Gmc root twi- (unrecorded) as in TWICE, TWO 2. v.tr. (twigged, twigging) colloq. 1 (also absol.) understand; grasp the meaning or nature of. 2 perceive, observe. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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