See Also: count(encyclopedia)
count(2)(dictionary)
Count(law)
no-count(dictionary)
count(4)(dictionary)
count(3)(dictionary)
Count Down(casino)
Count(medicine)
Teleki, Pal, Count(encyclopedia)
eosinophil count(medicine)

count(3) (iou) and bib (oh)


count(3) (iou)



count noun2. Also (esp. in titles) Count. LME.
[Old French conte (mod. comte), from Latin comes, comit- companion, overseer, attendant, etc., (in late Latin) occupant of a State office, formed as COM- + it- pa. ppl stem of ire go.]
A foreign nobleman corresponding to a British earl.
Count Palatine: see PALATINE adjective1.
Comb.: count-bishop, count-cardinal: who holds both the temporal and the spiritual dignities designated.
countship noun the position, domain, or jurisdiction of a count E18.

bib (oh)




[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from bib 'to drink' (14-20 centuries), perhaps from Latin bibere; BIBULOUS]
a piece of cloth or plastic tied under a baby's chin to protect its clothes when it is eating
the part of an apron, dungarees, or overalls that covers your chest
your best bib and tucker
your best clothes - used humorously