English Explanatory Dictionary

sewing needle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dragonfly or damselfly.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sewing, needle.

Word forms

sewing needle sewing needles

Etymology

Compare Irish snáthaid mhór (“dragonfly”) from snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, great”). Also compare Russian стрекоза́ (strekozá) (<? стрека́ть (strekátʹ)).

Synonyms

odonate
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