Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A newt in its juvenile terrestrial stage, especially the reddish-orange form of the North American species Notophthalmus viridescens.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A newt; any small lizard.
- After; again; afterward; soon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A European lizard of the genus Seps.
- noun A salamander, esp. the European smooth newt (
Triton punctatus ). - adverb obsolete Again; afterwards; soon; quickly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
newt , especially the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus). - adverb obsolete
again ;afterwards
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
Etymologies
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Quemad - modnm enim ad populi falutem legislator ft Deo Moyfes e fublimi moute adambrandaB legis imagini miffus eft, ita, oaae veritaf, ip& eft» leglBlator Dominus dcueus a Deo, moQS a monte ex coeleftibus mootibus.ad. noftri popuii fidutem eft miflus.
Analysis operum S.S. patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum 1796
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Joanne » ac Judae poftremo eft unica« Sofli hsec MOmnia divinae germana volumina chart». iiQuidquid praeterea eft» haud inter certs locandum,
Analysis operum S.S. patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum 1790
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Tales profe6io funt quam plurimi; at non quisquis converfus eft, ut puerorum fimilis evadat, id dTecutus eft» ut pueris fimilis fiat; fed quantum unus - quisque ab eo, quem diximus, puerorum circa animi afireftus habitu abeft, tantumdem abeft, ut ad puero* rum fimilitudinem accedat.
Opera omnia sanctorum patrum graecorum: graece et latine 1787
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Nam nupta meretrici hoftis 4 eft, a viro ubi fe -; gregata eft*
Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae sex novissime recognitae cum selecta varietate lectionum et ... 1779
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• Refurgat inima tua ab iniquitate per id, quod Deus eft, re« iirgat corpus tuuiii a corruptione per id, quod ho« no eft« • 4.
Theologia dogmatico-moralis secundum ordinem catechismi Concilii Tridentini 1768
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Nam praeter bonitatem Divinitatis i peculiarem nobii Salvator debet afFtdum; quia ficut Deus nofter iil pfo eft, ita & (anguis nofter in iUo eft» MifericoC'*
Theologia dogmatico-moralis secundum ordinem catechismi Concilii Tridentini 1768
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Can't Post | Private Reply ok let's go through this again: open an hsbc account in the usa; then open an hsbc in mexico; and the account holder can make "eft" (electronic fund transfers) from the usa account to the mexico account? right? marquitos
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[3] The H. - So. rendering (ærest = _history, origin_; 'eft' for 'est'), though liable to objection, is perhaps the best offered.
Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall
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-- Perhaps, 'eft' with verbs of saying may have the force of Lat. prefix 're,' and the H. - So. reading mean, 'that I should its origin rehearse to thee.'
Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall
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The Anglo-Dutch oil major's operations onshore Nigeria have long been beset by sabotage and th eft and the company has faced decades of criticism from environmental and human-rights groups concerned about the impact its activities have had on the local ecosystem.
Shell Sells Oil Stakes in Nigeria Alexis Flynn 2011
treeseed commented on the word eft
"Come away, children,"said the otter in disgust, "it is not worth eating after all. It is only a nasty eft, which nothing eats, not even those vulgar pike in the pond."
from Water Babies, Charles Kingsley, 1937
January 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word eft
I like 'smooth newt' with its connotation of having gone to the right kind of finishing school.
May 17, 2018
madmouth commented on the word eft
Smooth Newts of Oxbridge
May 17, 2018