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knife
knife a knife is the emblem of St Bartholomew, St Peter the Martyr, a 13th-century Dominican friar and priest born in Verona, who was attacked and killed while travelling from Como to Milan (he was wounded in the head with an axe, while the friar who was with him was stabbed), and St William of Norwich.
before you can say knife very quickly; almost instantaneously. like a hot knife through butter very easily; without any resistance or difficulty. twist the knife in the wound deliberately make someone's sufferings worse. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "knife." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "knife." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-knife.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "knife." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-knife.html |
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knife / nīf/ • n. (pl. knives / nīvz/ ) a cutting instrument composed of a blade and a handle into which it is fixed, either rigidly or with a joint. ∎ an instrument such as this used as a weapon. ∎ a cutting blade forming part of a machine. • v. [tr.] stab (someone) with a knife. ∎ [intr.] cut like a knife: a shard of steel knifed through the mainsail. DERIVATIVES: knife·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.knif·er n. |
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"knife." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "knife." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-knife.html "knife." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-knife.html |
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knife sb. XI. Late OE. cnīf — ON. knīfr = OFris., MLG. knīf, MDu. cnijf (Du. knijf) :- Gmc. *knīƀaz, of uncert. orig.
Hence vb. XIX. |
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T. F. HOAD. "knife." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "knife." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-knife.html T. F. HOAD. "knife." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-knife.html |
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knife see cutlery . |
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"knife." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "knife." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-knife.html "knife." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-knife.html |
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knife •fife, Fyfe, knife, life, pro-life, rife, still-life, strife, wife
•shelf-life • midlife • wildlife
•nightlife • lowlife • afterlife
•jackknife • penknife • paperknife
•spaewife • alewife • midwife
•fishwife • housewife • goodwife
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"knife." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "knife." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-knife.html "knife." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-knife.html |
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