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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
midcalf en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
English calf
English midcalf
From mid- + calf.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Extending to the middle of the calf of the leg.
Forms
Synonyms
midi
midcalf en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
English calf
English midcalf
From mid- + calf.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) At or to the middle of the calf.
I wear what is called a waiter apron; it’s white and comes midcalf.
2008 February 17, “Midwest Mex”, in New York Times:
Forms
midcalf en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
English calf
English midcalf
From mid- + calf.
Meanings
-
The middle of the calf.
The skirt extended to the midcalf.
Forms
Relateds
midi