We hear persons whose talents are rather of the solid than the brilliant order spoken of as “cabbageheads” (Nation).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cab|bage — cab|bage1 «KAB ihj», noun, verb, baged, bag|ing. –n. 1. a) a plant whose leaves are closely folded into a round head that grows from a short stem. Cabbage belongs to the mustard family. The most common kind is called white cabbage; red and savoy… … Useful english dictionary
Cabbage head — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cabbage — cab•bage [[t]ˈkæb ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head 2) pln the head or leaves of this plant,… … From formal English to slang
cabbage — cab|bage [ˈkæbıdʒ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: caboche head ] 1.) [U and C] a large round vegetable with thick green or purple leaves 2.) BrE informal someone who cannot think, move, speak etc as a result of brain injury = ↑vegetable … Dictionary of contemporary English
Anthomyia brassicae — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aphis brassicae — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brassica oleracea — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brassica oleracea — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabbage — Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabbage aphis — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
