The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sarcocol·la — sar|co|col|·la Mot Pla Nom femení … Diccionari Català-Català
sarcocol — sar·co·col … English syllables
sarcocol — ˈsärkəˌkäl noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sarcocolla : sarcocolla 2 … Useful english dictionary
Sarcocolla — Sarcocol Sar co*col, Sarcocolla Sar co*col la, n. [L. sarcocolla, from Gr. ?; sa rx, sa rkos, flesh + ? glue: cf. F. sarcocolle.] A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa ({Pen[ae]a}), formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mummy — English has two words mummy. The one meaning ‘mother’ [19], although not recorded in print until comparatively recently, is one of a range of colloquial ‘mother’ words, such as mama and mammy, that go back ultimately to the syllable ma, imitative … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mummy — English has two words mummy. The one meaning ‘mother’ [19], although not recorded in print until comparatively recently, is one of a range of colloquial ‘mother’ words, such as mama and mammy, that go back ultimately to the syllable ma, imitative … Word origins
-coll — ˌkäl noun combining form ( s) Etymology: Middle English col (in sarcocol), from Latin colla, from Greek kolla, from kolla : glue … Useful english dictionary
