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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "tight-fitting dress",
"word": "kotelomekko"
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{
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"sense": "tight-fitting dress",
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],
"word": "fourreau"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "tight-fitting dress",
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],
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"sense": "tight-fitting dress",
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],
"word": "Etuikleid"
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],
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "foreskin of certain animals",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "beina"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bāopí",
"sense": "foreskin of certain animals",
"word": "包皮"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "foreskin of certain animals",
"word": "tuppi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "foreskin of certain animals",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "foreskin of certain animals",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "puzdro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "foreskin of certain animals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prepúcio"
}
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"word": "ensheath"
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{
"word": "insheath"
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{
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"ref": "1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull",
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"enpr": "shē''th''"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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