"fearnaught" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fearnaughts [plural], fearnought [alternative]
Etymology: From fear + naught. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fear|naught}} fear + naught Head templates: {{en-noun}} fearnaught (plural fearnaughts)
  1. A fearless person.
    Sense id: en-fearnaught-en-noun-cnnpq~eJ
  2. A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnought
    Sense id: en-fearnaught-en-noun-9~~WYR6l
  3. (by extension) A warm garment, especially one made of this cloth. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-fearnaught-en-noun-3rH-VdqT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Clothing, Fabrics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 82 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 10 32 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 15 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 91 Disambiguation of Clothing: 5 19 77 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 5 6 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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