Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To accompany; entertain as a companion; be a fellow or mate to.
- To terrify; perplex; daunt; subdue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Obs. or Archaic To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.
- transitive verb obsolete To be a mate to; to match.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees. - noun An
art form based on Mexican barkpainting from the Otomi culture. - verb obsolete To
dishearten ,dismay . - verb obsolete To be a
mate to; tomatch .
Etymologies
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Paper called amate is made from the bark of mulberry and fig trees, most notably in the town of San Pablito, Puebla.
The Mexican art forms of ristras, papel amate and papel picado 2007
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Not only did the Otomis prosper, but there was a renewed interest in amate throughout the country.
Amate Art of Mexico - (Where the Secular Meets the Sacred) 2007
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Not only did the Otomis prosper, but there was a renewed interest in amate throughout the country.
Amate Art of Mexico - (Where the Secular Meets the Sacred) 2007
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Paper called amate is made from the bark of mulberry and fig trees, most notably in the town of San Pablito, Puebla.
The Mexican art forms of ristras, papel amate and papel picado 2007
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The word amate derives from amatl, the Nahuatl word for paper.
Did You Know? Most "bark paper" comes from wild fig trees 2008
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The word amate derives from amatl, the Nahuatl word for paper.
Did You Know? Most "bark paper" comes from wild fig trees 2008
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Larger sizes can be found in restaurants and panaderias, (bakeries), where greater quantities of ingredients are used; and even larger, more robust bateas were carved from thicker pieces of wood and used for such hearty tasks as washing clothes or soaking craft materials such as amate, or bark paper.
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Larger sizes can be found in restaurants and panaderias, (bakeries), where greater quantities of ingredients are used; and even larger, more robust bateas were carved from thicker pieces of wood and used for such hearty tasks as washing clothes or soaking craft materials such as amate, or bark paper.
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Larger sizes can be found in restaurants and panaderias, (bakeries), where greater quantities of ingredients are used; and even larger, more robust bateas were carved from thicker pieces of wood and used for such hearty tasks as washing clothes or soaking craft materials such as amate, or bark paper.
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However, I don't understand the title. "amate" appears to be a kind of tree, but I can't wrap my mind around it in the context of this title.
vendingmachine commented on the word amate
Bark paper. Paper made from the bark of mulberry and fig trees and the bark of adult Ficus trees.
June 22, 2015