"acies" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin aciēsbor. English acies Borrowed from Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:aciēs<t:edge, sharpness>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin aciēsbor. English acies [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "edge, sharpness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to be sour", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₂eḱéh₁yeti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "sharp", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂eḱ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₁ti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₁yeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*akēō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aceō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-jēs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iēs", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aciēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "acies", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="acies"> Borrowed from Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”). Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} acies (plural acies)
  1. (obsolete) The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object. Tags: obsolete
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  2. (obsolete, botany) The edge or angle of certain stems. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-acies-en-noun-qED8yo~o Categories (other): Botany, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 6 27 3 7 3 34 3 3 3 3 9 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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