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<span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> noun <br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">1 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>a join or tie in string, etc made by looping the ends around each other and pulling tight.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">2 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>a bond or uniting link.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">3 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>a coil or bun in the hair.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">4 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>a decoratively tied ribbon, etc.<div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> Anglo-Saxon <i>cnotta</i>.

<br><span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> noun <br>a small wading bird of the sandpiper family with grey plumage and a short bill<br><div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 15c.

<br><span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> verb <br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">1 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>to deal with something or someone carelessly or without skill.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">2 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>to handle something or someone roughly; to mistreat someone or something.<br>

<br><span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> adj <br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">1 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>offensive; objectionable.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">2 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b><i>rare </i>subject or liable to harm or injury.<br><div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 16c in sense 2: from Latin <i>obnoxius</i>, from <i>ob-</i> exposed to + <i>noxa</i> harm or injury.

<br><span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> adj (<b>peskier</b>, <b>peskiest</b>)<br><i>N Amer </i><i>colloq </i>troublesome or infuriating<br><div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 18c: probably from PEST.

<br><span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> adj (<b>politer</b>, <b>politest</b>)<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">1 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>said of a person or their actions, etc: well-mannered; considerate towards others; courteous.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">2 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>well-bred, cultivated or refined<br><div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 16c in sense 2; 15c in obsolete sense ‘burnished’: from Latin <i>politus</i>, from <i>polire</i> to polish.

<br><span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> noun <br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">1 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>a step on a ladder.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">2 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>a crosspiece on a chair.<br><div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> Anglo-Saxon <i>hrung</i>.

<span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> adj <br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">1 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>grave or solemn; not inclined to flippancy or lightness of mood.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">2 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>dealing with important issues<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">3 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>severe<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">4 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>important; significant<div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> 15c: from Latin <i>seriosus</i>, from <i>serius</i>.

<span class="red_cr"><!--Start_Part-->━</span> verb (<b>steered</b>, <b>steering</b>)<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">1 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b><i>tr & intr </i>to guide or control the direction of (a vehicle or vessel) using a steering wheel, rudder, etc.<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">2 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">a </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>to tend towards a specified direction<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">b </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>to move in a specified way<br><b><b class="r_tit_13"><!--Exp_No--><SPAN CLASS="Exp_No">3 </SPAN><!--/Exp_No--></b></b>to guide or encourage (someone, a conversation, etc) to move in a specified direction<br><div id="Blank_10"></div><img src="http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/fireball/dic/2005/b_history.gif" width="27" height="18" align="absmiddle"> Anglo-Saxon <i>styran</i>.