'Englishing' definitions:
Definition of 'Englishing'
From: GCIDE
- English \Eng"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Englished; p. pr. & vb. n. Englishing.]
- 1. To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain. [1913 Webster]
- Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more properly, acts of fear and dissimulation. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and words in the book which he was Englishing. --T. L. K. Oliphant. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Englishing'
- English,
- English, IN,
- Englishable,
- Englished,
- Englishism,
- Early English,
- English bond,
- English church,
- English grass,
- English horn,
- English ivy,
- English mercury,
- English pale,
- English pheasant,
- English red,
- English russet,
- English snipe,
- English walnut,
- English wintergreen,
- Middle English,
- Modern English,
- North English,
- Pigeon English,
- South English,
- The King's English,
- The Queen's English,
- american english,
- basic english,
- black english,
- body english,
- borough english,
- department of english,
- english bean,
- english bulldog,
- english channel,
- english daisy,
- english department,
- english elm,
- english foxhound,
- english hawthorn,
- english hippocrates,
- english iris,
- english language,
- english lavender,
- english muffin,
- english oak,
- english people,
- english person,
- english plantain,
- english primrose,
- english professor,
- english revolution,
- english ryegrass,
- english saddle,
- english setter,
- english sole,
- english sonnet,
- english sparrow,
- english springer,
- english system,
- english teacher,
- english violet,
- english yew,
- king's english,
- old english,
- oxford english,
- plain English,
- queen's english,
- scots english,
- Borough-English,
- Early English architecture,
- English breakfast tea,
- English-speaking,
- English-weed,
- Indo-English,
- North English, IA,
- South English, IA,
- Un-English,
- Un-Englished,
- african american english,
- black english vernacular,
- black vernacular english,
- english cavalry saddle,
- english civil war,
- english cocker spaniel,
- english lady crab,
- english runner bean,
- english springer spaniel,
- english toy spaniel,
- english walnut tree,
- english-gothic,
- new english bible,
- old english sheepdog,
- oxford english dictionary,
- african american vernacular english,
- english-gothic architecture