gallows

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Regno Unito//ˈɡæləʊz//
Stati Uniti//ˈɡæloʊz//
//ˈɡæləs//

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.

sostantivo

1
A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
Near-synonym: gibbet
No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ſteal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows?
2
obsoletoA wretch who deserves to be hanged.
Ay, and a shrewd unhappy gallows too. / You'll ne'er be friends with him: a' kill'd your sister.
3
obsoletoThe rest for the tympan when raised.
4
obsoletoSuspenders; braces.
The last pair of "gallowses" made by Mr. Gratacap was an order from Mr. Brokaw, the clothier.
5
Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
Lit by the moonlight through the window, he can see a FIGURE in the hospital bed alone in the room, and under a transparent oxygen tent. […] Tubes hang from a steel gallows beside the bed, and run to his nose and mouth.
6
The main frame of a beam engine.
7
Anche una forma di gallow glyphplural of gallow glyph; a specialized, ornate character that appears frequently in the Voynich Manuscript.

Etimologia

From Middle English galwes, galewes, plural of galwe, galowe, from Old English galga, gealga, from Proto-West Germanic *galgō, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”). The plural construction probably refers to the vertical and horizontal beams. Compare West Frisian galge, Dutch galg, German Galgen, Danish galge, Icelandic gálgi. For the pronunciation /ˈɡæləs/, compare bellows, bodice.

avverbio

1
arcaicoUtterly; very.
They've got a gallows bad reputation, but you know what a place the beach is for talking.

verbo

1
Anche una forma di gallowthird-person singular simple present indicative of gallow

Forme

plurale: gallowses

gallon · A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints Gallon · A surname.galloping · Movement at a gallop.

gallows · A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.

gamble · A bet or wager.Gamble · A surname from Old Norse.gambler · One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.

Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.