Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In fortification, a small elevation of earth extended lengthwise on a plain, serving to cover a camp from the approach of the enemy, or to give other advantage to a post.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small ridge.
Examples
“Je demande que le rideau soit entièrement déchiré.”
“Le soir, je quitte je vais chez ma tante qui a un probleme de rideau ... en repartant de chez elle POUF un papillon suicidaire trouve rien de mieux que de me foncer en pleine face ... heureusement que c'etait un papillon ...”
“Expressions tirer les rideaux = to draw or close the curtains grimper aux rideaux = to climb the curtains, to be very excited tirer le rideau sur quelque chose = to cease to talk about a subject tomber en rideau = to break down in car”
“Donc je me suis rendu au mag ', la porte etait entrebâillée et le rideau de securité assez haut pour que je puisse m'y glisser!”
“Monday, December 06, 2004 un rideau le rideau (ree-do) noun, masculine”
“Expressions: tirer les rideaux = to draw (or close) the curtains grimper aux rideaux = "to climb the curtains" (to be very excited) tirer le rideau sur quelque chose = to cease to talk about a subject tomber en rideau = to break down (in car) un rideau de fumée = a smoke curtain un rideau de feu = a sheet of fire le rideau de Fer = Iron Curtain”
“The bathroom stall walls became paper-thin just as soon as I closed the door; it might as well have been a rideau* separating the toilets, and of course one could hear a pin drop just as soon as I slid the lever shut.”
“Barriere qui le laisse coincé dans SON monde celui qu'on retrouve en deuxieme partie du concert, celui qu'on retrouve a la chute du rideau pendant CIRCUS!!”
“Pis donc voila quoi j'suis rentré et j'ai dormi ... 10 minutes avant que le reparateur de velux me reveille pour changer mon rideau de velux (oui encore)”
“Des pinces a rideau, des porte foto, des crayon, des bougie, des guirlande deco, des paillasson (hou quelle horreur), des coussins ...”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘rideau’.
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phrontistery-r
from phrontistery.info
raad, rabanna, rabbet, rabble, Rabelaisian, rabic, racemation, raceme, racemiferous, rach, rachidian, rachiometer and 514 more...
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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September Words-10033
During the month of September, post at least 10 new words to this list. Make sure you cite where you read the word (book/author/pg) and quote the context/sentence where you found it. If someone has...
magnetoshere, pillage, raillery, Quarreling, alcove, myriad, Facade, Mundane, Exhibitionist, Flak, duress, Trichinosis and 74 more...
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Grounded Words
an Eckhartian exercise of grinding
grind, grist, refrain, ground, grit, mitochondrion, groats, grout, gruel, great, gruesome, gravel and 162 more...
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