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beccafico (medicine)


beccafico


Origin: It, fr. Beccare to peck + fico fig.

<zoology> A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.

Source: Websters Dictionary


cloud 1, noun (oh)




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1 ?in the sky?
2 ?in the air?
3 ?problem?
4 under a cloud (of suspicion)
5 be on cloud nine
6 every cloud has a silver lining
7 be/live in cloud-cuckoo-land
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[Language: Old English; Origin: clud 'rock, hill'; because some clouds look like rocks]
?IN THE SKY?
[U and C] a white or grey mass in the sky that forms from very small drops of water
heavy/thick/dense etc clouds
::Dark clouds floated across the moon.
::Heavy clouds had gathered over the summit of Mont Blanc.
low/high cloud
::Visibility was bad due to low cloud.
-see also storm cloud , thundercloud
?IN THE AIR?
[C] a mass of dust, smoke etc in the air, or a large number of insects flying together
cloud of dust/smoke/gas etc
::A cloud of steam rose into the air
::clouds of mosquitoes buzzing around us
?PROBLEM?
[C] something that makes you feel afraid, worried. unhappy etc
cloud of
::the cloud of economic recession
cloud on the horizon
(=something that might spoil a happy situation)
::The only cloud on the horizon was her mother's illness.
::Fears of renewed terrorist attacks cast a cloud over the event (=spoilt the happy situation) .
::He returned to New York under a cloud of gloom and despair.
under a cloud (of suspicion)
informal if someone is under a cloud, people have a bad opinion of them because they think they have done something wrong
::He left the company under a cloud of suspicion.
be on cloud nine
informal to be very happy about something
every cloud has a silver lining
used to say that there is something good even in a situation that seems very sad or difficult
be/live in cloud-cuckoo-land
BrE to think that a situation is much better than it really is, in a way that is slightly stupid
-see also have your head in the clouds at head 1 (24)