cuff

  • 101French cuff — noun Date: 1916 a soft double cuff that is made by turning back half of a wide cuff band and fastening with cuff links …

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  • 102Jean-Loup Le Cuff — est un peintre, sculpteur et militant nationaliste breton né à Quimper en 1959. Sommaire 1 Carrière artistique 1.1 Principales expositions 1.2 Bibliographie …

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  • 103French cuff — a double cuff formed by folding back a wide band at the end of a sleeve, usually fastened by a cuff link. Cf. barrel cuff. [1915 20] * * * …

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  • 104Rotator cuff — A group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Each of the four tendons hooks up to a muscle that moves the shoulder in a specific direction. The four muscles whose tendons form the rotator cuff are: The subscapularis muscle, which… …

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  • 105Will Cuff — Pas d image ? Cliquez ici. Biographie Nom William Ch …

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  • 106musculotendinous cuff — n ROTATOR CUFF * * * a cuff formed by intermingled muscle and tendon fibers; see rotator c …

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  • 107off-the-cuff — adj [usually before noun] an off the cuff remark, reply etc is one that you make without thinking about it first = ↑spontaneous >off the cuff adv …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 108off the cuff —    If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you speak off the cuff, you say something without any previous thought or preparation.     He handles off the cuff interviews very… …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 109off-the-cuff — UK / US adjective, adverb if you say something off the cuff, you do not plan it or think about it first an off the cuff reply/remark/comment She s very good at speaking on these issues off the cuff …

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  • 110French cuff — French′ cuff′ n. clo a double cuff formed by folding back a wide band at the end of a sleeve, usu. fastened by a cuff link • Etymology: 1915–20 …

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