See Also: gleek(1)(dictionary)
gleek(2)(dictionary)
poignant(dictionary)
poignant(dictionary)

gleek(1) (iou) and poignant (oh)


gleek(1) (iou)



gleek noun1. [gli:k] E16.
[Old French glic, ghelicque, perh. from Middle Dutch ghelic (mod. gelijk) LIKE adjective.]
Hist. A card-game for three people using forty-four cards, twelve being dealt to each player and eight forming a common stock. E16.
A set of three court-cards of the same rank in one hand in the game of gleek; transf. a set of three, a trio. E17-E18.

poignant (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: , present participle of poindre 'to prick, sting', from Latin pungere; PUNGENT]
making you feel sad or full of pity
poignant reminder/image/moment etc
::a poignant reminder of our nation's great sacrifices
-- poignancy n [U]
-- poignantly adv
::a poignantly expressed tribute to his father