English

Eng´lish

Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.

English bond
(Arch.) See Congou.

English horn
(Mus.) See Corno Inglese.

English walnut
(Bot.) See under Walnut.

Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons.

The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries.

A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type.

(Billiards) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball.

The King's English
See under King.

v. t.

To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain.

[imp. & p. p. Englished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Englishing.]

Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more properly, acts of fear and dissimulation.

- Milton.

Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and words in the book which he was Englishing.

- T. L. K. Oliphant.

(Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion.

Noun	1.	English - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries Synonyms: English language
	2.	English - the people of England Synonyms: English people, the English
	3.	English - the discipline that studies the English language and literature
	4.	English - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist Synonyms: side
Adj.	1.	English - of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"

1.		English - (Obsolete) The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favourite programming language is at least as readable as English. Usage: mostly by old-time hackers, though recognisable in context.
2.		English - The official name of the database language used by the Pick operating system, actually a sort of crufty, brain-damaged SQL with delusions of grandeur. The name permits marketroid s to say "Yes, and you can program our computers in English!" to ignorant suit s without quite running afoul of the truth-in-advertising laws. ["Exploring the Pick Operating System", J.E. Sisk et al, Hayden 1986].

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