- adze
- also adz noun Etymology: Middle English adse, from Old English adesa Date: before 12th century a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping wood
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adze — (n.) also adz, M.E. adese, adse, from O.E. adesa adze, hatchet, of unknown origin, perhaps somehow related to O.Fr. aisse, L. ascia axe (see AX (Cf. ax)). Spelling with z is from 18c. Adze has been monosyllabic only since the seventeenth century … Etymology dictionary
Adze — ist ein Vampir, bzw. ein Geist mit vampirischen Fähigkeiten welcher in der Mythologie der Ewe, einer Volksgruppe Westafrikas (Ghana, Togo, Benin) seinen Ursprung hat. Der Vampir ist in der Lage die Kontrolle über das Opfer zu übernehmen. Er saugt … Deutsch Wikipedia
adze — adz [ædz] n [: Old English; Origin: adesa] a sharp tool with the blade at a right angle to the handle, used to shape wood … Dictionary of contemporary English
adze — (US adz) ► NOUN ▪ a tool similar to an axe, with an arched blade at right angles to the handle. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Adze — An adze or adz (PronEng|ædz) is a tool used for smoothing rough cut wood in hand woodworking. Generally, the user stands astride a board or log and swings the adze downwards towards their feet, chipping off pieces of wood, moving backwards as… … Wikipedia
Adže — 44° 29′ 55″ N 18° 00′ 09″ E / 44.4986, 18.0025 … Wikipédia en Français
Adze — Adz Adz, Adze Adze, n. [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.] A carpenter s or cooper s tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adze — 1. noun /ædz/ A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood. ...if I wanted a board, I had no other way but to cut down a tree, set it on an edge before me, and hew it flat on either side… … Wiktionary
adze — UK [ædz] / US noun [countable] Word forms adze : singular adze plural adzes a tool used for shaping or cutting wood … English dictionary
Adze — (ADS) The Ewe people of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo, Africa, believe that this vampiric spirit looks like a CORPSE CANDLE, the constant light of a firefly, or like a shining beetle when not possessing the tribe s sorcerer (see AFRICAN… … Encyclopedia of vampire mythology
adze — Ko i (see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it), lipi (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry). Also: kūpā, kūpā ai ke e, lopu, pākīkō, iwiole, kīkoni, ko i paukūkū, nao maka lua, olopū. ♦ To make adzes, kāko i. ♦ Adze headed, po… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
