- piece of turf
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
piece of turf
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Great Piece of Turf — Artist Albrecht Dürer Year 1503 Type Watercolour, pen and ink Dimensions 40.3 cm × 31.1 cm (15⅞ … Wikipedia
turf — The noun in its countable meaning (‘a single piece of turf’) has the plural form turves (preferred) or turfs … Modern English usage
turf — turf1 [tə:f US tə:rf] n plural turfs or turves [tə:vz US tə:rvz] [: Old English;] 1.) [U] especially BrE a surface that consists of soil with grass on top, or an artificial surface that looks like this ▪ soft green turf 2.) BrE … Dictionary of contemporary English
turf — 1 noun 1 (U) a surface that is made up of soil and a thick covering of grass: the springy turf of the lawn 2 plural turfs or turves (C) BrE a square piece of turf cut out of the ground; sod 1 (4) AmE 3 the turf the sport of horse racing, or the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
turf — noun (plural turfs or turves) 1》 grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots. ↘a piece of turf cut from the ground. 2》 (the turf) horse racing or racecourses generally. 3》 informal an area regarded as someone s territory… … English new terms dictionary
turf and twig — A piece of turf, or a twig or a bough, were delivered by the feoffer to the feoffee in making livery of seisin. 2 Bl.Comm. 315 … Black's law dictionary
turf — [tʉrf] n. pl. turfs or Archaic turves [tʉrvz] [ME < OE, akin to ON torf < IE * dorbhos, sod, tuft of grass < base * derbh , to twist together] 1. a) a surface layer of earth containing grass plants with their matted roots; sod; sward b)… … English World dictionary
turf — ► NOUN (pl. turfs or turves) 1) grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots. 2) a piece of such grass and earth cut from the ground. 3) (the turf) horse racing or racecourses generally. 4) (one s turf) informal one s territory … English terms dictionary
turf — turfless, adj. turflike, adj. /terrf/, n., pl. turfs, (esp. Brit.) turves; v. n. 1. a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots. 2. peat, esp. as material for fuel. 3. a block or piece of peat dug for fuel. 4. Slang. a … Universalium
turf — I. noun (plural turfs; also turves) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zurba turf, Sanskrit darbha tuft of grass Date: before 12th century 1. a. the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
turf — /tɜf / (say terf) noun (plural turfs or turves /tɜvz / (say tervz)) 1. the covering of grass, etc., with its matted roots, forming the surface of grassland. 2. a piece cut or torn from the surface of grassland, with the grass, etc., growing on… …
