See Also: zamarra(dictionary)
Intrigue(medicine)
intrigue(1)(dictionary)
intrigue(2)(dictionary)
intrigue 1, verb(dictionary)
intrigue 2, noun(dictionary)

intrigue(1) (iou) and zamarra (iou)


intrigue(1) (iou)



intrigue noun. M17.
[French from Italian intrigo, -ico, from intrigare entangle, from Latin intricare: see INTRICATE adjective.]
Intricacy, complexity; a complicated contrivance, state of affairs, or mode of action. M-L17.
Underhand plotting or scheming; an instance of this, a plot. M17.
B. Bainbridge Unknowingly enmeshed in a tangle of shady dealings and secret intrigues. Country Quest Power and political intrigue were very much the matters of the day in thirteenth century Britain.
The plot of a play, poem, or romance. M17-E18.
A clandestine love affair. M17.
Steele Taken in an Intrigue with another Man's wife.
b. transf. The combination of queen and jack in certain card-Games. M19.

zamarra (iou)



zamarra noun. M19.
[Spanish.]
In Spain: a kind of sheepskin jacket.