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  • 31СЕЛЬЕ — (Cellier), Альфред, англ. композитор французского происхождения, род. 1844 в Гакане (Лондон). ум. 1891 в Лондоне; 1862 получил уже место, органиста, 1866 сделался дирижером концертов Ulster Hall и Филармонич. об ва в Бельфасте 1871–75 был… …

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  • 32epidemic parotitis — Mumps Mumps, n. [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. {Mump}, {Mumble}, and {Mum}.] 1. pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner. [1913 Webster] 2. [Prob. so called from the patient s appearance.] (Med.) A specific infectious febrile… …

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  • 33infectious parotitis — Mumps Mumps, n. [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. {Mump}, {Mumble}, and {Mum}.] 1. pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner. [1913 Webster] 2. [Prob. so called from the patient s appearance.] (Med.) A specific infectious febrile… …

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  • 34Mumps — Mumps, n. [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. {Mump}, {Mumble}, and {Mum}.] 1. pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner. [1913 Webster] 2. [Prob. so called from the patient s appearance.] (Med.) A specific infectious febrile disorder… …

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  • 35Mulligrubs — Mul li*grubs, n. [Cf. Prov. E. mull to squeeze, pull about, mulling numb or dull.] 1. A griping of the intestines; colic. [Slang] [1913 Webster] Whose dog lies sick of the mulligrubs? Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, sullenness; the sulks.… …

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  • 36sulk — 1. verb Dad was sulking Syn: mope, brood, be sullen, have a long face, be in a bad mood, be in a huff, be grumpy, be moody; informal be down in the dumps 2. noun she sank into a deep sulk Syn: (bad) mood, fit of ill humor, fit of pique, pet …

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  • 37sulk — I. intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from sulky Date: 1781 to be moodily silent II. noun Date: 1804 1. the state of one sulking often used in plural < had a case of the sulks > 2. a sulky mood or spell …

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  • 38sulk — v. & n. v.intr. indulge in a sulk, be sulky. n. (also in pl., prec. by the) a period of sullen esp. resentful silence (having a sulk; got the sulks). Derivatives: sulker n. Etymology: perh. back form. f. SULKY …

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  • 39huff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pique, nettle, tiff; offense, umbrage, petulance, tantrum, the sulks. See irascibility, resentment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. annoyance, offense, perturbation, temper; see anger , rage 2 . III (Roget s&#8230; …

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  • 40sulky — a. Cross, morose, sour, sullen, spleeny, spleenish, splenetic, perverse, wayward, surly, moody, dogged, churlish, mumpish, cross grained, ill tempered, ill humored, in the sulks, out of humor, out of temper, out of tune …

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