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plummet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English plomet, from Anglo French plumet, plomet, from plum lead, lead weight more at plumb Date: 14th century plumb; also plumb line II. intransitive verb Date: 1937 1. to fall perpendicularly … New Collegiate Dictionary
Wallace Sword — The Wallace Sword is an antique claymore purported to have belonged to William Wallace (1270 – 1305), a knight and Scottish patriot who led a resistance to the English occupation of Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence. It is said to … Wikipedia
Liste de poètes de langue occitane — Cette liste recense les noms des poètes occitans. La littérature occitane étant très majoritairement versifiée jusqu au XXe siècle, elle peut également apparaître comme une liste d auteurs occitans[NB 1]. Deux catégories ont cependant été… … Wikipédia en Français
plummet — {{11}}plummet (n.) late 14c., ball of lead, plumb of a bob line, from O.Fr. plomet, dim. of plom sounding lead (see PLUMB (Cf. plumb) (n.)). {{12}}plummet (v.) 1620s, from PLUMMET (Cf. plummet) (n.). Originally to fathom, take soundings; meaning… … Etymology dictionary
plummet — /ˈplʌmət / (say plumuht) noun 1. → plumb bob. 2. → plumb rule. 3. Angling an apparatus consisting of a weight attached to a line, used to determine the depth of water. 4. something that weighs down or depresses. –verb (i) 5. to plunge. {Middle… …
muel — Muel, m. acut. Est un instrument directoire à maçon, duquel il se sert pour plomer, c. pour juger la droicture de sa maçonnerie, autrement appelé plomb à ruyle, et est fait d un ais tenve, large de quatre doigts, long d environ deux pieds, du… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
plummet — [plum′it] n. [ME plomet < MFr plommet, dim. of plomb: see PLUMB] 1. a) PLUMB BOB b) PLUMB (n. ) 2. a thing that weighs heavily vi … English World dictionary
plome — plome, plomet(e, ette, it, plomp obs. forms of plum, plume, plumbet, plummet, plump … Useful english dictionary
plomete — plome, plomet(e, ette, it, plomp obs. forms of plum, plume, plumbet, plummet, plump … Useful english dictionary
plomp — plome, plomet(e, ette, it, plomp obs. forms of plum, plume, plumbet, plummet, plump … Useful english dictionary
