scudded — skÊŒd n. act of moving swiftly; wind driven cloud or mist; rain shower v. move swiftly, pass quickly … English contemporary dictionary
Notes on Prosody — The book Notes on Prosody by polyglot author Vladimir Nabokov compares differences in iambic verse in the English and Russian languages, and highlights the effect of relative word length in the two languages on rhythm. Nabokov also proposes an… … Wikipedia
Scud — (sk[u^]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scudded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scudding}.] [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. [root]159. See {Shoot}.] 1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scudding — Scud Scud (sk[u^]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scudded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scudding}.] [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. [root]159. See {Shoot}.] 1. To move swiftly; especially, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scud — scud1 /skud/, v., scudded, scudding, n. v.i. 1. to run or move quickly or hurriedly. 2. Naut. to run before a gale with little or no sail set. 3. Archery. (of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark. n. 4. the act of scudding. 5. clouds,… … Universalium
scud — UK [skʌd] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms scud : present tense I/you/we/they scud he/she/it scuds present participle scudding past tense scudded past participle scudded literary if clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly … English dictionary
scud — I. intransitive verb (scudded; scudding) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch schudden to shake Date: 1532 1. to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward < clouds scudding across the sky > 2. to run before a gale II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Vellum — (from the Old French Vélin, for calfskin [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vellum Online Etymological Dictionary] ] ) is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on single pages, scrolls, codices or books. It is generally thin,… … Wikipedia
cloud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mass of very small drops of water in the sky ADJECTIVE ▪ dense, heavy, thick ▪ light ▪ fluffy, puffy (esp. AmE), wispy (esp … Collocations dictionary
scud — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary 1. verb: to strike a glancing blow, similar to skite and indeed skelp. During Gulf War I, the Iraqi military deployed SCUD missiles, which always sounded much less deadly to most Glaswegians. 2. noun:Scud, in the … English dialects glossary
