vamp — vamp … Dictionnaire des rimes
vamp — [ vɑ̃p ] n. f. • 1921; mot angl. amér. (1918); abrév. de vampire ♦ Type de femme fatale et irrésistible (à l origine, type du cinéma). Des vamps. Un sourire de vamp. « Elle avait l air bonne fille aujourd hui et pas vamp du tout » (Queneau). ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
vamp — Bendroji informacija Kirčiuota forma: vámp Rūšis: naujai skolintos šaknies žodis Kilmė: anglų, vamp. Pateikta: 2012 09 15. Atnaujinta: 2013 10 05. Reikšmė ir vartosena Apibrėžtis: vampyriško stiliaus (mada; moteris: gundanti, fatališka, panašios … Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas
Vamp — Sm kühle, verführerische Frau erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. vamp, dieses eine Kurzform von ne. vampire Vampir . Die Bezeichnung entsteht im amerikanischen Stummfilm zu Beginn des 20. Jhs.; Ausgangspunkt ist… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
vamp — vamp1 [vamp] n. [ME vampe < OFr avampié < avant, before + pié, pied, foot < L pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] 1. the part of a boot or shoe covering the instep and, in some styles, the toes: see OXFORD 2. [< the v.] a) something patched up or … English World dictionary
Vamp — Vamp, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See {Advance}, {Van} of an army, and {Foot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vamp — Ⅰ. vamp [1] ► NOUN 1) the upper front part of a boot or shoe. 2) (in jazz and popular music) a short, simple introductory passage, usually repeated several times until otherwise instructed. ► VERB 1) (vamp up) informal repair or improve. 2) … English terms dictionary
vamp|y — «VAM pee», adjective, vamp|i|er, vamp|i|est. = vampish. (Cf. ↑vampish) … Useful english dictionary
Vamp — Vamp, v. i. To advance; to travel. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vamp — Vamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Vamping}.] To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; often followed by up. [1913 Webster] I had never much … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
