- Fourscore
- Fourscore \Four"score`\ (f[=o]r"sk[=o]r`), a. [Four + core, n.] Four times twenty; eighty. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Fourscore — was the signature tune used by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom for 14 years, from 1982 to 1996. It was composed by Lord David Dundas. Excluding test transmissions prior to launch, the complete 4 minute long piece was played in full only three… … Wikipedia
Fourscore — Four score , n. The product of four times twenty; eighty units or objects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fourscore — “eighty,” mid 13c., “formerly current as an ordinary numeral” [OED], from FOUR (Cf. four) + SCORE (Cf. score) … Etymology dictionary
fourscore — [fôr′skôr′] adj., n. [ME] four times twenty; eighty … English World dictionary
fourscore — noun Eighty Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. Numbers 4:48 … Wiktionary
fourscore — Synonyms and related words: L, Sexagesima, boxcar, boxcars, dozen, duodecimo, eighty, eleven, fifteen, fifty, five and twenty, fortnight, forty, four and twenty, fourscore and ten, fourteen, half a hundred, long dozen, ninety, nonagenarian,… … Moby Thesaurus
fourscore — adjective Date: 13th century being four times twenty ; eighty … New Collegiate Dictionary
fourscore — /fawr skawr , fohr skohr /, adj. four times twenty; eighty. [1200 50; ME; see FOUR, SCORE] * * * … Universalium
fourscore — RG. 382 … Oldest English Words
fourscore — adj. four times twenty, eighty … English contemporary dictionary