- Blarney
- geographical name town SW Ireland in central County Cork population 1952
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Blarney — Administration Nom irlandais An Bhlarna Pays Irlande Province Munster Comté Comté de Cork Démographie … Wikipédia en Français
blarney — lar ney (bl[aum]r n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blarney — Blar ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blarneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blarneying}.] To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney. Blarneyed the landlord. Irving. [1913 Webster] Had blarneyed his way from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blarney — [blär′nē] n. [see BLARNEY STONE] smooth talk used in flattering or coaxing vt., vi. blarneyed, blarneying to engage in blarney (with) … English World dictionary
blarney — 1796, from Blarney Stone (which is said to make a persuasive flatterer of any who kiss it), in a castle near Cork, Ireland; reached wide currency through Lady Blarny, the smooth talking flatterer in Goldsmith s Vicar of Wakefield (1766). As a… … Etymology dictionary
blarney — ► NOUN ▪ talk intended to be charming or flattering. ORIGIN named after Blarney Castle in Ireland, where there is a stone said to give persuasive speech to anyone who kisses it … English terms dictionary
Blarney — (spr. blārnĭ), oft genanntes Dorf bei Cork (Irland), mit altem Schloß (15. Jahrh.), in dessen Mauer an schwer zugänglicher Stelle ein Stein (der B. stone) sich befindet, der denjenigen, der ihn küßt, zum geschickten Schmeichler machen soll. Daher … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
blarney — [n] flattery adulation, a line*, baloney*, blandishment, cajolery, coaxing, compliments, exaggeration, eyewash*, fawning*, honey*, incense, ingratiation, inveiglement, oil*, overpraise, soft soap*, soft words, sweet talk*, wheedling; concept 69 … New thesaurus
Blarney — Infobox Irish Place name = Blarney gaeilge = An Bhlárna crest motto = map pin coords = left: 125px; top: 55px north coord = 51.933067 | west coord = 8.567952 | irish grid = W610759 area = | elevation = province = Munster county = County Cork town … Wikipedia
blarney — /blahr nee/, n., v., blarneyed, blarneying. n. 1. flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery. 2. deceptive or misleading talk; nonsense; hooey: a lot of blarney about why he was broke. v.t., v.i. 3. to flatter or wheedle; use blarney: He blarneys his … Universalium
Blarney — Der Name Blarney bezeichnet: Blarney (County Cork), ein Dorf in Irland darin gelegen das Blarney Castle (2320) Blarney, einen Asteroiden Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit dems … Deutsch Wikipedia
