English-Thai Dictionary

gypsy

N ชาว ยิปซี  แท็กซี่ เถื่อน  gipsy

 

gypsy’s kiss

SL ฉี่  ถ่ายปัสสาวะ  che

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GYPSY

Gyp "sy, n.; pl. Gypsies. Etym: [OE. Gypcyan, F. gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian. ] [Also spelled gipsy and gypsey. ]

 

1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc. , living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany. Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. Shak.

 

2. The language used by the gypsies. Shak.

 

3. A dark-complexioned person. Shak.

 

4. A cunning or crafty person [Collog.] Prior.

 

GYPSY

GYPSY Gyp "sy a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies. Gypsy hat, a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt. -- Gypsy winch, a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down.

 

GYPSY

GYPSY Gyp "sy, v. i.

 

Defn: To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly. Gyp "sy *ing, vb. n.

 

GYPSYISM

GYPSYISM Gyp "sy *ism, n.

 

1. The arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception; cheating; flattery.

 

2. The state of a gypsy.

 

GYPSY MOTH; GIPSY MOTH

GYPSY MOTH; GIPSY MOTH Gyp "sy, or Gip "sy, moth.

 

Defn: A tussock moth (Ocneria dispar ) native of the Old World, but accidentally introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869, where its caterpillars have done great damage to fruit, shade, and forest trees of many kinds. The male gypsy moth is yellowish brown, the female white, and larger than the male. In both sexes the wings are marked by dark lines and a dark lunule. The caterpillars, when full- grown, have a grayish mottled appearance, with blue tubercles on the anterior and red tubercles on the posterior part of the body, all giving rise to long yellow and black hairs. They usually pupate in July and the moth appears in August. The eggs are laid on tree trunks, rocks, etc. , and hatch in the spring.

 

GYPSYWORT

GYPSYWORT Gyp "sy *wort ", n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europæus ). Gypsies are said to stain their skin with its juice.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gypsy

gyp sy |ˈjipsē ˈʤɪpsi |(also gipsy ) ▶noun ( pl. gypsies ) 1 (usu. Gypsy ) a member of a traveling people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and traditionally live by seasonal work, itinerant trade, and fortune-telling. Gypsies are now found mostly in Europe, parts of North Africa, and North America, but are believed to have originated in South Asia. • the language of the gypsies; Romany. 2 a nomadic or free-spirited person. ▶adjective (of a business or business person ) nonunion or unlicensed: gypsy trucking firms. DERIVATIVES gyp sy ish adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt ).

 

gypsy moth

gyp sy moth ▶noun a tussock moth having a brown male and larger white female. The caterpillar can be a serious pest of orchards and woodland. [Lymantria dispar, family Lymantriidae. ]

 

gypsywort

gypsywort (also gipsywort ) ▶noun a white-flowered Eurasian plant of the mint family, which grows in damp habitats. ●Lycopus europaeus, family Labiatae. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: so named because it was reputed to have been used by Gypsies to stain the skin brown.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gypsy

gypsy |ˈdʒɪpsi |(also gipsy ) ▶noun ( pl. gypsies ) 1 (usu. Gypsy ) a member of a travelling people with dark skin and hair, traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. Gypsies speak a language (Romany ) that is related to Hindi and are believed to have originated in South Asia. 2 informal a nomadic or free-spirited person: why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me? DERIVATIVES gypsyish adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt ).

 

gypsy moth

gypsy moth ▶noun a tussock moth having a brown male and larger white female, the latter being fully winged but flightless. The caterpillar can be a serious pest of orchards and woodland. ●Lymantria dispar, family Lymantriidae.

 

gypsywort

gypsywort (also gipsywort ) ▶noun a white-flowered Eurasian plant of the mint family, which grows in damp habitats. ●Lycopus europaeus, family Labiatae. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: so named because it was reputed to have been used by Gypsies to stain the skin brown.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gypsy

gypsy noun a caravan of gypsies: Romany, Rom, traveler, nomad, rover, roamer, wanderer.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gypsy, gipsy

gypsy, gipsy noun Romany, Rom, chal, chai, gitano, gitana, tzigane, Zingaro, Zigeuner, zingana, didicoi; traveller, New Age traveller, New Ager; nomad, migrant, rover, roamer, wanderer, wayfarer; Bedouin, Bohemian; informal, derogatory gyppo, gippy; derogatory transient, vagrant, vagabond, tinker.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gypsy

gyp sy ｟主に英 ｠gip sy /dʒɪ́psi /名詞 複 -sies /-z /1 C ｟時にけなして ｠〖通例G -〗ジプシー 〘隊商を組み, 各地を放浪する色黒 黒髪のインド系人種; エジプト人と誤解されたことからこう呼ばれる 〙 (!時に 名詞 の前で形容詞的に用いる; Romanyの方が好ましい呼び方 ) .2 C ｟くだけて ｠ジプシー風の外見の人 ; 放浪癖のある人 (traveler ).3 U 〖G- 〗ジプシー [ロマニー ]語 (Romany ).～́ m ò th 〘虫 〙マイマイガ .～̀ 's w á rning 不吉な予言 [前兆 ].