piece+cut+off
111tome — (n.) 1510s, from M.Fr. tome, from L. tomus section of a book, tome, from Gk. tomos volume, section of a book, originally section, piece cut off, from temnein to cut, from PIE *tom /*tem to cut (Cf. second element in L. aestimare to value,… …
112retail — [14] Retail etymologically denotes the sale of ‘cut off’ bits, hence sale in small quantities. It comes from Old French retaille ‘piece cut off’, a derivative of retaillier ‘cut up’. This was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix re… …
113skei- — To cut, split. Extension of sek . Derivatives include science, nice, shit, schism, sheath, ski, and esquire. 1. a. shin1, from Old English scinu …
114skel- — I. skel 1 Also kel . To cut. Derivatives include scalp, skill, cutlass, half, scalpel, and sculpture. 1. a. shell, from …
115cutting — ► NOUN 1) a piece cut off from something, in particular an article cut from a newspaper or a piece cut from a plant for propagation. 2) an open passage excavated through higher ground for a railway, road, or canal. ► ADJECTIVE 1) capable of… …
116cuttingly — cutting ► NOUN 1) a piece cut off from something, in particular an article cut from a newspaper or a piece cut from a plant for propagation. 2) an open passage excavated through higher ground for a railway, road, or canal. ► ADJECTIVE 1) capable… …
117retail — (v.) mid 14c. (implied in retailing), from O.Fr. retaillier to cut off, pare, clip, divide, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + taillier to cut, trim (see TAILOR (Cf. tailor)). Sense of recount, tell over again is first recorded 1590s. The noun… …
118segment — 1. A section; a part of an organ or other structure delimited naturally, artificially, or by invagination from the remainder. SYN: segmentum [TA]. SEE ALSO: metamere. 2. A territory of an organ having independent function, supply, or drainage. 3 …
119bite — verb (past bit; past participle bitten) 1》 use the teeth to cut into something. ↘(of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs. 2》 (of a tool, tyre, boot, etc.) grip or take hold on a surface. ↘(of an object) press …
120bite — ► VERB (past bit; past part. bitten) 1) use the teeth to cut into something. 2) (of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs. 3) (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth. 4) (of a tool …
