See Also: contorno(dictionary)
cock-up(dictionary)
cock(4)(dictionary)
cock(5)(dictionary)
cock(6)(dictionary)
cock(7)(dictionary)
cock(8)(dictionary)
cock-eye(dictionary)
pet-cock(dictionary)
cock(3)(dictionary)

cock-a-hoop (iou) and contorno (iou)


cock-a-hoop (iou)



cock-a-hoop adjective & adverb. M17.
[from set cock a hoop s.v. COCK noun1, infl. by sense 1 of COCK noun1.]
A. adjective. Elated, boastfully triumphant. M17.
b. adverb.
set cock-a-hoop, elate, make boastfully triumphant. L17-E18.
Elatedly, with boastful triumph. E19.

contorno (iou)



contorno noun. [kon'torno] literary. Pl. -ni [-ni]. M18.
[Italian = circuit, contour.]
A contour, an outline of a figure.