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1. english - Noun
2. english - Adjective
3. english - Verb
4. English - Proper noun
Meaning
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
See 1st Bond, n., 8.
Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons.
The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries.
A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type.
A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball.
To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain.
To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion.
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Remember that a man's name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in the English language.
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
The English always credit the rest of us with the qualities they don't need themselves.
Armenian Proverbs and Sayings, Translated into English by R. Gevorg Bayyan, Academy of St. Lazarus, Venice, 1889.
James Kelly (1818). A Complete Collection of Scottish Proverbs Explained and Made Intelligible to the English Reader. Rodwell and Martin. p. 43.