toumbe

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• Taphozous perforatus — Tomb Tomb, n. [OE. tombe, toumbe, F. tombe, LL. tumba, fr. Gr. ? a tomb, grave; perhaps akin to L. tumulus a mound. Cf. {Tumulus}.] 1. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher. [1913 Webster] As one dead in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tomb — Tomb, n. [OE. tombe, toumbe, F. tombe, LL. tumba, fr. Gr. ? a tomb, grave; perhaps akin to L. tumulus a mound. Cf. {Tumulus}.] 1. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher. [1913 Webster] As one dead in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tomb bat — Tomb Tomb, n. [OE. tombe, toumbe, F. tombe, LL. tumba, fr. Gr. ? a tomb, grave; perhaps akin to L. tumulus a mound. Cf. {Tumulus}.] 1. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher. [1913 Webster] As one dead in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sites and places associated with Arthurian legend — The following is a list and assessment of sites and places associated with King Arthur and the Arthurian legend in general. Given the lack of concrete historical knowledge about one of the most potent figures in British mythology, it is unlikely… …   Wikipedia

• Joseph Salvat — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Salvat. Joseph Salvat, né le 8 novembre 1889 à Rivel (Aude), mort le 29 décembre 1972 à Surba (Ariège) est un linguiste français. Né dans une famille de paysans, il devient prêtre comme son frère Pierre, le… …   Wikipédia en Français

• odour — noun /ˈəʊdə,ˈoʊdəɻ/ a) Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. On the morow after the saboth, erly in the mornynge, they cam vnto the toumbe and brought the odoures whych they had prepared, and other wemen wyth them. b)… …   Wiktionary

• pouverèu — pouverin, pouverèu, pouverin m. poussière fine; grésil; embrun; tourbillon de vent ou de poussière. « Dins li gara prendra paciènço Que lou gran toumbe en pouverin… » Charloun Rieu …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

• tomb — [to͞om] n. [ME toumbe < Anglo Fr tumbe (OFr tombe) < LL(Ec) tumba < Gr tymbos, tomb, funeral mound < IE * tu , var. of base * teu , to swell > THUMB, TUMOR] 1. a vault, chamber, or grave for the dead 2. a burial monument or… …   English World dictionary