- svelter
- svelt adj. slender, having a slim and graceful figure
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
svelter
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svelte — adjective (svelter; sveltest) Etymology: French, from Italian svelto, from past participle of svellere to pluck out, modification of Latin evellere, from e + vellere to pluck more at vulnerable Date: circa 1817 1. a. slender, lithe b. having… … New Collegiate Dictionary
svelte — /svelt, sfelt/, adj., svelter, sveltest. 1. slender, esp. gracefully slender in figure; lithe. 2. suave; blandly urbane. [1810 20; < F < It svelto < VL *exvellitus pulled out (r. L evulsus, ptp. of evellere), equiv. to L ex EX + velli , var. s.… … Universalium
Tō — Multi storied pagodas in wood and stone, and a gorintō … Wikipedia
loan — verb. In 19c British English, loan was a standard alternative for lend, but by the time Fowler wrote (1926) loan had been largely driven out by lend, although it has continued in use in AmE. In current use loan is mostly confined to non British… … Modern English usage
