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ivied (iou) and puncture 1, noun (oh)


ivied (iou)



ivied adjective. Also ivyed. L18.
[from IVY noun + -ED2.]
Overgrown or covered with ivy. Also fig. (US), (academically) distinguished, prestigious, (cf. Ivy League s.v. IVY noun).
H. Jacobson I loved the ivied cloisters. New Yorker An ivied Golf club might set a new member back..ten thousand dollars.

puncture 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: punctura, from pungere; PUNGENT]
BrE a small hole made accidentally in a tyre
American Equivalent: flat
::She was Cycling Home when she had a puncture .
slow puncture
(=one that lets air out very slowly)
a small hole made by a sharp point, especially in someone's body
::puncture wounds