A man met his tailor in the street and stopped him.
"I quite forgot to pay for the suit which I have on now," he said. "Why didn"t you remind me?"
"I never ask a gentleman for money," the tailor replied.
"Then what do you do if he doesn"t pay?"
"Well, after some time I no longer think he is a gentleman and then I ask him."
n. Printing unit of measurement equal to the width of an m. [name of the letter m]
- pron. Colloq. Them.
- ,2 see *en-1,2.
EN
bloc adv. In a block; all at the same time. [french]
- famille adv. In or with one's family. [french, = in family]
- masse adv. All together. [french]
- n. Printing unit of measurement equal to half an em. [name of the letter n]
- passant adv. In passing; casually (mentioned it en passant). [french, = in passing]
- route adv. On the way. [french]
- suffix forming verbs: 1 from adjectives, usu. Meaning ‘make or become so or more so’ (deepen; moisten).
- from nouns (happen; strengthen). [old english]
- suite —adv. Forming a single unit (bedroom with bathroom en suite). —adj. - forming a single unit (en suite bathroom).
- with a bathroom attached (seven en suite bedrooms). [french, = in sequence]
- prefix (also em- before b, p) forming verbs, = *in-2: 1 from nouns, meaning ‘put into or on’ (engulf; entrust; embed).
- from nouns or adjectives, meaning ‘bring into the condition of’ (enslave); often with the suffix -en (enlighten).
- from verbs: a in the sense ‘in, into, on’ (enfold). B as an intensifier (entangle). [french en-, latin in-]
- prefix (also em- before b, p) in, inside (energy; enthusiasm). [greek]
EP
abbr. Extended-play (gramophone record).
ER
abbr. Queen elizabeth. [latin elizabetha regina]
- int. Expressing hesitation. [imitative]
- symb. Erbium.
- suffix forming nouns from nouns, adjectives, and verbs, denoting: 1 person, animal, or thing that does (cobbler; poker).
- person or thing that is (foreigner; four-wheeler).
- person concerned with (hatter; geographer).
- person from (villager; sixth-former). [old english]
- suffix forming the comparative of adjectives (wider) and adverbs (faster). [old english]
- suffix used in a slang distortion of the word (rugger). [probably an extension of *-er1]
ES
symb. Einsteinium.
ET
al. Abbr. And others. [latin et alii]
- cetera (also etcetera) —adv. - and the rest.
- and so on. —n. (in pl.) The usual extras. [latin]
- seq. Abbr. (also et seqq.) And the following (pages etc.). [latin et sequentia]
EU
comb. Form well, easily. [greek]
- symb. Europium.
EV
abbr. Electronvolt.
EX
cathedra adj. & adv. With full authority (esp. Of a papal pronouncement). [latin, = from the chair]
- gratia —adv. As a favour; not from (esp. Legal) obligation. —attrib. Adj. Granted on this basis. [latin, = from favour]
- officio adv. & attrib. Adj. By virtue of one's office. [latin]
- post facto adj. & adv. With retrospective action or force. [latin, = in the light of subsequent events]
- prefix (also before some consonants e-, ef- before f) 1 forming verbs meaning: a out, forth (exclude; exit). B upward (extol). C thoroughly (excruciate). D bring into a state (exasperate). E remove or free from (expatriate; exonerate).
- forming nouns from titles of office, status, etc., meaning ‘formerly’ (ex-president; ex-wife). [latin from ex out of]
- prep. (of goods) sold from (ex-works). [latin, = out of]
- n. Colloq. Former husband or wife. [see *ex-1 2]
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