- whisker n
- When a fire broke out in the barber shop it was a close shave but everyone got out by a whisker.
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Whisker — (engl. für Barthaar, Backenhaar bei Menschen sowie Tast /Schnurrhaare bei Hauskatzen) steht in der deutschen Verwendung für: eine Form von Kristallen, siehe Whisker (Kristallographie) einen Teil des Box Whisker Diagramms in der Statistik … Deutsch Wikipedia
whisker — ● whisker nom masculin Synonyme de trichite. ● whisker (synonymes) nom masculin Synonymes : trichite whisker [wiskœʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1970; mot angl., « moustache », de whisk « touffe, balai » … Encyclopédie Universelle
whisker — [hwis′kər, wis′kər] n. [ME wisker, something used for whisking: see WHISK & ER] 1. [pl.] a) Archaic a mustache b) the hair growing on a man s face; esp., the beard on the cheeks 2. a) a hai … English World dictionary
whisker — ► NOUN 1) a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face or snout of an animal. 2) (whiskers) the hair growing on a man s face. 3) (a whisker) informal a very small amount. DERIVATIVES whiskered adjective whiskery adjective … English terms dictionary
Whisker — Whisk er, n. [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; usually in the plural. [1913 Webster] Hoary whiskers and a forky beard. Pope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whisker — Whisker. См. Волокно. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
whisker — hair of a man s face (usually plural), c.1600, originally a playful formation, from M.E. wisker anything that whisks or sweeps (early 15c.); see WHISK (Cf. whisk) (v.). In ref. to animal lip hair, recorded from 1670s … Etymology dictionary
whisker — Whisker Нитевидный кристалл (вискер, ус) Прочный монокристалл небольшой толщины c высоким характеристическим отношением. С точки зрения как фундаментальной науки, так и практики вискеры являются одним из наиболее перспективных кристаллических … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
whisker — [[t](h)wɪ̱skə(r)[/t]] whiskers 1) N COUNT: usu pl The whiskers of an animal such as a cat or a mouse are the long stiff hairs that grow near its mouth. 2) N PLURAL You can refer to the hair on a man s face, especially on the sides of his face, as … English dictionary
whisker — whiskery, adj. /hwis keuhr, wis /, n. 1. whiskers, a beard. 2. Usually, whiskers. See side whiskers. 3. a single hair of the beard. 4. Archaic. a mustache. 5. one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as… … Universalium
whisker — whis|ker [ˈwıskə US ər] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: whiskers mustache (16 20 centuries), from whisker something that whisks or sweeps (15 19 centuries), from whisk; because the mustache looks like a small brush] 1.) [usually plural] one of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
