Stout
41stout — /staʊt / (say stowt) adjective 1. bulky in figure, solidly built, or thickset; corpulent or fat. 2. bold, hardy, or dauntless: a stout heart. 3. firm; stubborn: stout resistance. 4. strong of body, stalwart, or sturdy: stout fellows. 5. having… …
42stout — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estut, estout, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stolz proud; perhaps akin to Old High German stelza stilt more at stilt Date: 14th century 1. strong of character: as a. brave,… …
43stout — 1. adjective /staʊt/ a) bold, strong minded; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular Campers prefer stout vessels, sticks and cloth. b) …
44stout — [14] Stout originally meant ‘proud, brave’. It came via Anglo Norman stout from a prehistoric West Germanic *stult (source also of German stolz ‘proud’), which may have been related to the ancestor of English stilt. The notion of ‘braveness’ led… …
45stout — adj 1. thick, thickset, heavy, heavy set, stocky; fat, obese, corpulent, overweight, portly, pursy, Scot. fodgel; fleshy, filled out, well fed, bouncing; ample, substantial, full, big, large; bulky, hulky, hulking. 2. beefy, brawny, burly, husky …
46stout — [14] Stout originally meant ‘proud, brave’. It came via Anglo Norman stout from a prehistoric West Germanic *stult (source also of German stolz ‘proud’), which may have been related to the ancestor of English stilt. The notion of ‘braveness’ led… …
47stout — See fat. See fat, plump, obese, stout …
48stout — adj. Stout is used with these nouns: ↑defence, ↑man, ↑shoe …
49stout — adj. 512 B. Dut. stout …
50stout — [staʊt] adj I 1) slightly fat 2) strong and thick 3) very determined II noun [C/U] stout [staʊt] a type of dark beer …
