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nutshell
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Nutshell
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nut·shell
/
ˈnʌtˌʃɛl
/
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nuht
-shel
]
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noun
1.
the shell of a nut.
Idioms
2.
in a nutshell,
in very brief form; in a few words:
Just tell me the story in a nutshell.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
nutescell;
see
nut
,
shell
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nutshell
(ˈnʌtˌʃɛl)
—
n
1.
the shell around the kernel of a nut
2.
in a nutshell
in essence; briefly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
nutshell
c.1200, nute-scalen; see
nut
+ shell. Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) is in allusion to a copy of the Iliad, mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
nutshell
see
in a nutshell
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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