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fiocco — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  • drifter noun A person who moves from place to place or job to job without settling down.
  • flake noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • jib noun A triangular sail set at the front of a sailboat, ahead of the mainmast.
  • tuft noun A small bunch of hair, grass, feathers, or similar strands bunched together at the base.

Senses

fiocco is used for these senses in English:

  • drifter (nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
  • flake A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
  • flock Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.
  • jib (nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
  • tuft A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.

bow — full definition

  1. noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  2. noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
  3. noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
  4. verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
  5. verb To give in or stop resisting.

drifter — full definition

  1. noun A person who moves from place to place or job to job without settling down.
  2. noun A driver who deliberately slides a car sideways through corners as a driving technique or sport.

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