Groom
41groom — [13] No one has ever been able satisfactorily to explain where the word groom came from. It suddenly appears in early Middle English, meaning ‘boy, male servant’ (the sense ‘one who takes care of horses’ is a 17th century development), and none… …
42groom — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grom Date: 14th century 1. archaic man, fellow 2. a. (1) archaic manservant (2) one of several officers of the English royal household …
43groom — (groum ) s. m. Palefrenier. On le dit aujourd hui d un petit laquais, ordinairement au service d un jeune homme. ÉTYMOLOGIE Angl. groom. Mais le mot anglais lui même provient de l ancien français, où il existait sous la forme de gromet,… …
44groom — This is a word for manservant, but it is widely used as a shortened form of bridegroom. Actually, one should say bridegroom rather than groom when this meaning is called for, because in Old English bryd meant bride and guma meant man …
45groom — verb Groom is used with these nouns as the object: ↑horse, ↑pony, ↑successor …
46groom — 1. verb 1) she groomed her pony Syn: curry, brush, clean, rub down 2) his hair was carefully groomed Syn: brush, comb, arrange, do; informal fix 3) groomed for stardom …
47groom — [gruːm] verb [T] I 1) to clean and brush an animal 2) to prepare someone for a particular job or activity II noun [C] groom [gruːm] 1) a bridegroom 2) someone who looks after horses …
48groom — [[t]grum, grʊm[/t]] n. 1) bridegroom 2) one who is in charge of horses or a stable 3) any of several officers of the English royal household 4) archaic a manservant 5) to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy 6) to clean, brush …
49Groom Lake — Salzsee und Militärbasis (Bild aus NASA World Wind) Area 51 ist ein militärisches Sperrgebiet im südlichen Nevada (USA) im Besitz der United States Air Force und des US amerikanischen Verteidigungsministeriums. Innerhalb des großen… …
50Groom of the Chamber — and Groom of the Privy Chamber were positions in the Royal Household of the British monarchy, the latter considerably more elevated. Other Ancien Régime royal establishments in Europe had comparable officers, often with similar titles. In France …
