ti noun Informal.
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
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noun Scot.
a wooden container, especially a wooden bowl, for storing or serving food or drink.
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Bert ( Egbert Austin Williams ) 1876?–1922, U.S. comedian and songwriter.
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Charles Melvin ( Cootie ) 1910–85, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
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Daniel Hale, 1858–1931, U.S. surgeon and educator: performed first successful heart surgery 1893.
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Eric Eustace, 1911–81, Trinidadian politician: first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago 1962–81.
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Hank, 1923–53, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer.
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John Towner, born 1932, U.S. composer and conductor.
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Ralph Vaughan, Vaughan Williams, Ralph.
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Serena, born 1981, U.S. tennis player (sister of Venus Williams).
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Tennessee ( Thomas Lanier Williams ) 1911–83, U.S. dramatist.
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Theodore Samuel ( "Ted" ) born 1918, U.S. baseball player.
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Venus, born 1980, U.S. tennis player (sister of Serena Williams).
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William, 1731–1811, U.S. merchant and revolutionary statesman.
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cootie (ˈkuːtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (US), (NZ) See louse Also called (NZ): kutu a slang name for the body louse | |
| [C20: perhaps from Malay or Māori kutu louse] | |
| Williams (ˈwɪljəmz) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Hank, real name Hiram Williams. 1923--53, US country singer and songwriter. His songs (all 1948--52) include "Jambalaya", "Your Cheatin' Heart", and "Why Don't you Love me (like you Used to Do?)" |
| 2. | John. born 1941, Australian classical guitarist, living in Britain |
| 3. | John (Towner). born 1932, US composer of film music; his scores include those for Jaws (1975), Star Wars (1977), E.T. (1982), Schindler's List (1993), and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) |
| 4. | Ralph Vaughan. See (Ralph) Vaughan Williams |
| 5. | Raymond (Henry). 1921--88, British literary critic and novelist, noted esp for such works as Culture and Society (1958) and The Long Revolution (1961), which offer a socialist analysis of the relationship between society and culture |
| 6. | Robbie, full name Robert Peter Williams. born 1974, British pop singer and songwriter. A member of Take That (1990--95), he later found success with "Angels" (1997) and the albums Life Thru a Lens (1997), Swing When You're Winning (2001), and Escapology (2002) |
| 7. | Robin (McLaurim). born 1951, US film actor and comedian; films include Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets' Society (1989), Mrs Doubtfire (1993), and Insomnia (2002) |
| 8. | Rowan (Douglas). born 1950, Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002; formerly Archbishop of Wales (2000--02) |
| 9. | Serena. born 1981, US tennis player: Wimbledon champion 2002--03; US champion 1999, 2002 |
| 10. | Tennessee, real name Thomas Lanier Williams. 1911--83, US dramatist. His plays include The Glass Menagerie (1944), A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), and Night of the Iguana (1961) |
| 11. | Venus. born 1980, US tennis player, sister of Serena Williams: Wimbledon champion 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007; US champion 2000--01 |
| 12. | William Carlos (ˈkɑːləs). 1883--1963, US poet, who formulated the poetic concept "no ideas but in things". His works include Paterson (1946--58), which explores the daily life of a man living in a modern city, and the prose work In the American Grain (1925) |
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Word Origin & History
cootie
"body lice," 1917, British World War I slang, earlier in nautical use, said to be from Malay kutu "dog tick."
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