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penguin
English
Alternative forms
- pinguin (obsolete)
Etymology
Unknown; first attested in the 16th century in reference to the auk of the Northern hemisphere; the word was later applied to the superficially similar birds of the Southern hemisphere (as was woggin). Possibly from Welsh pen (“head”) and gwyn (“white”), or from Latin pinguis (“fat”). See citations and the Wikipedia page.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p???w?n/
- (pin–pen merger, Canada) IPA(key): /?p???w?n/
Noun
penguin (plural penguins)
- Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]
- 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, I:
- Here are also birds cal'd Pen-gwins (white-head in Welch) like Pigmies walking upright, their finns or wings hanging very orderly downe like sleeves […]
- 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, I:
- (obsolete or historical) An auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 1772 March, Account of the Settlement of the Malouines, in The Gentleman's and London Magazine, page 166:
- *This last species of penguin, or auk, seems to be the same with the alca cirrhata of Dr. Pallis, Spicileg. Zool. Fasc. v. p. 7. tab. i. & v. fig. 1–3. F.
- 1885, Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York:
- More than a hundred years ago, for example, was seen the last of the great wingless penguins or auks, which early writers quaintly called " wobble-birds."
- 1772 March, Account of the Settlement of the Malouines, in The Gentleman's and London Magazine, page 166:
- (slang) A nun (association through appearance, because of the often black-and-white habit).
- (juggling) A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.
- A spiny bromeliad with egg-shaped fleshy fruit, Bromelia pinguin.
- 1803, Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, Letter 4, p. 82,[1]
- These productive patches, and the houses, were each surrounded by a fence, made of a prickly shrub, called the Pinguin, which propagates itself with great rapidity.
- 1803, Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, Letter 4, p. 82,[1]
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
References
Further reading
- Penguin in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
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blind
English
Alternative forms
- (archaic) blinde
Etymology
From Middle English blind, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bla?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
Adjective
blind (comparative blinder, superlative blindest)
- (not comparable, of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- Synonym: sightless
- Antonyms: seeing, sighted
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island,
- He was plainly blind, for he tapped before him with a stick, and wore a great green shade over his eyes and nose...
- (not comparable, of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- (comparable) Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
- (not comparable) Of a place, having little or no visibility.
- (not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.
- (not comparable) Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.
- (in certain phrases, chiefly in the negative) Smallest or slightest.
- (not comparable) Without any prior knowledge.
- (not comparable) Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
- 1787–1788, John Jay, The Federalist Papers
- This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation.
- 1787–1788, John Jay, The Federalist Papers
- (sciences) Using blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias.
- Unintelligible or illegible.
- (horticulture) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- (LGBT, slang) Uncircumcised
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- invisible (unable to be seen)
- anosmic
- deaf
- print disabled
Noun
blind (plural blinds)
- A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
- Any device intended to conceal or hide.
- Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.
- (military) A blindage.
- A halting place.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
- (rugby, colloquial) The blindside.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) No score.
- (poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
- (poker) A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
Synonyms
- (destination sign): rollsign (mainly US)
Derived terms
- big blind
- blinders
- small blind
- Venetian blind
- blind map
Translations
See also
- curtain
- jalousie
Verb
blind (third-person singular simple present blinds, present participle blinding, simple past and past participle blinded)
- (transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.
- May 9, 1686 (date of preaching), Robert South, The Fatal Imposture and Force of Words (sermon)
- A blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a guide that blinds those whom he should lead is […] a much greater.
- May 9, 1686 (date of preaching), Robert South, The Fatal Imposture and Force of Words (sermon)
- (slang, obsolete) To curse.
- 1890, Rudyard Kipling, The Young British Soldier
- If you're cast for fatigue by a sergeant unkind,
Don't grouse like a woman, nor crack on, nor blind;
Be handy and civil, and then you will find
That it's beer for the young British soldier.
- If you're cast for fatigue by a sergeant unkind,
- 1890, Rudyard Kipling, The Young British Soldier
- To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
- 1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church of Rome
- The state of the controversy between us he endeavored, with all his art, to blind and confound.
- 1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church of Rome
- To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
Derived terms
- blind with science
- blinder
- blinding
- blindness
Translations
Adverb
blind (comparative more blind, superlative most blind)
- Without seeing; unseeingly.
- (colloquial) Absolutely, totally.
- (poker, three card brag) Without looking at the cards dealt.
- (cooking, especially in combination with 'bake') As a pastry case only, without any filling.
Translations
References
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch blind, from Middle Dutch blint, from Old Dutch *blint, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bl?nt/
Adjective
blind (attributive blinde, comparative blinder, superlative blindste)
- blind (unable to see)
Derived terms
- blindheid
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -end
Adjective
blind
- blind
Inflection
References
- “blind” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bl?nt/
- Hyphenation: blind
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch blint, from Old Dutch *blint, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Adjective
blind (comparative blinder, superlative blindst)
- blind (unable to see)
Inflection
Derived terms
- blinde vink
- blinde vlek
- blindheid
- verblinden
Descendants
- Afrikaans: blind
Etymology 2
From blinden.
Alternative forms
- blinde f
Noun
blind n (plural blinden, diminutive blindje n)
- window shutter
Synonyms
- luik
German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German blint, from Proto-West Germanic *blind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bl?nt/
Adjective
blind (comparative blinder, superlative am blindesten)
- blind
- (of a mirror or windowpane) cloudy
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 9:
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 9:
Declension
Derived terms
- blinder Passagier
- farbenblind
- nachtblind
See also
- blenden
Further reading
- “blind” in Duden online
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German blint, from Old Saxon blind. Cognate to Dutch blind, German blind.
Adjective
blind (comparative blinner, superlative blinnst)
- blind
Declension
Icelandic
Adjective
blind
- inflection of blindur:
- feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
- neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
- neuter plural accusative strong positive degree
Middle English
Alternative forms
- blynd, blend, blin
Etymology
From Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bli?nd/, /blind/
Adjective
blind
- blind, sightless
Descendants
- English: blind
- Scots: blind, blynd
- Yola: blin
References
- “bl??nd, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Adjective
blind (neuter singular blindt, definite singular and plural blinde)
- blind
Derived terms
References
- “blind” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. Akin to English blind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bl?n?/, /bl?nd/
Adjective
blind (masculine and feminine blind, neuter blindt, definite singular and plural blinde, comparative blindare, indefinite superlative blindast, definite superlative blindaste)
- blind
Derived terms
Verb
blind
- imperative of blinda
References
- “blind” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blind/
Adjective
blind
- blind
- (substantive) a blind person
Declension
Related terms
- blindnes
- blendan
- blindl??e
Descendants
- Middle English: blind, blynd, blend, blin
- English: blind
- Scots: blind, blynd
- Yola: blin
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blind.
Adjective
blind
- blind
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish blinder, from Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blind (comparative blindare, superlative blindast)
- blind; unable or failing to see
Declension
Derived terms
- blindgång
- blindgångare
- blindbock
- blindstyre
- färgblind
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