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name
Ellipsis of Cortina d'Ampezzo: a resort town and municipality of the province of Belluno, Veneto region, Italy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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name
Ellipsis of Cortina Olympics: The 1956 Winter Olympics, in the host city of Cortina d'Ampezzo
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
A British family car from around the 1960s to 1970s
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: partial veil
History
From Italian. The car was named after the Italian ski resort.
Borrowed from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). Doublet of curtain.
