- wiriness
- noun see wiry
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wiriness
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Wiriness — Wir i*ness, n. The quality of being wiry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wiriness — See wirily. * * * … Universalium
wiriness — noun The state of being wiry … Wiktionary
wiriness — n. quality or condition of being wiry; durability, strength … English contemporary dictionary
wiriness — wir·i·ness … English syllables
wiriness — noun the property of being lean and tough and sinewy • Derivationally related forms: ↑wiry • Hypernyms: ↑leanness, ↑thinness, ↑spareness … Useful english dictionary
wiry — adjective (wirier; est) Date: 1588 1. a. archaic made of wire b. resembling wire especially in form and flexibility < the wiry coat of the Irish terrier > < wiry stems > c. of sound produced by or suggestive of the vib … New Collegiate Dictionary
Portrait miniature — miniaturist redirects here. For manuscript illustrators, see Miniature (illuminated manuscript). Miniature self portrait, by Louis Marie Autissier, in the foreground, the artist s pencils, brushes, and tools for painting miniatures can be seen.… … Wikipedia
Brillo — /bril oh/ 1. Trademark. a brand of scouring pad of fine, intermeshed steel wool impregnated with cleanser. adj. 2. (l.c.) resembling a Brillo pad, as in wiriness: a brillo mop of hair. * * * … Universalium
wiry — wirily, adv. wiriness, n. /wuyeur ee/, adj., wirier, wiriest. 1. made of wire. 2. in the form of wire. 3. resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass. 4. lean and sinew: a wiry little person. 5. produced by or rese … Universalium
