loathsome

  • 111loath|some — «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 112loth|some — «LOHTH suhm», adjective. = loathsome. (Cf. ↑loathsome) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 113DIETARY LAWS — DIETARY LAWS, the collective term for the Jewish laws and customs pertaining to the types of food permitted for consumption and their preparation. The Hebrew term is kashrut, which is derived from the root כשר ( fit or proper ). The word appears… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 114Abominable — A*bom i*na*ble, a. [F. abominable. L. abominalis. See {Abominate}.] 1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [1913 Webster] 2. Excessive; large;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 115Asperse — As*perse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aspersing}.] [L. aspersus, p. p. of aspergere to scatter, sprinkle; ad + spargere to strew. See {Sparse}.] 1. To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything, or to besprinkle… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 116Aspersed — Asperse As*perse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aspersing}.] [L. aspersus, p. p. of aspergere to scatter, sprinkle; ad + spargere to strew. See {Sparse}.] 1. To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything, or to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 117Aspersing — Asperse As*perse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aspersing}.] [L. aspersus, p. p. of aspergere to scatter, sprinkle; ad + spargere to strew. See {Sparse}.] 1. To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything, or to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 118Cold pit — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 119Couch — Couch, n. [F. couche, OF. colche, culche, fr. colchier. See {Couch}, v. t. ] 1. A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge. [1913 Webster] Gentle sleep . . . why liest thou with the vile In loathsome beds,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 120Dang — Dang, v. t. [Cf. {Ding}.] To dash. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Till she, o ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage. Marlowe. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English