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racy(1)(dictionary)
racy(2)(dictionary)
racy(dictionary)

woolding (iou) and racy(1) (iou)


woolding (iou)



woolding noun. LME.
[from Middle Low German wolen, Middle Dutch woelen bind (Dutch = woold a mast). Cf. WOOLD verb.]
Chiefly Nautical. The action of WOOLD verb. Also, a wrapping; esp. the rope or chain used in woolding a mast, spar, etc. (usu. in pl.).

racy(1) (iou)



racy adjective1. M17.
[from RACE noun3 + -Y1.]
a. Of a Wine, fruit, flavour, etc.: having a characteristic (usu. desirable) quality, esp. in a high degree. M17.
b. Having a distinctive character reflecting origin or breeding. M17.
racy of the soil characteristic of a certain country or people.
C. Bront? Yorkshire has Families..peculiar, racy. Century Magazine The Gordon setter..should have a..racy front.
Vigorous, spirited, lively; spec. (of speech, Writing, etc.) vivid, piquant, uninhibited, risque. M17.
J. Hollingshead The power of racy narrative. Princeton Alumni Weekly Slang..seeks a racy synonym for the normal.