Reed
11Reed — [riːd], 1) Sir (seit 1952) Carol, britischer Filmregisseur, * London 30. 12. 1906, ✝ ebenda 25. 4. 1976; kam 1924 (als Schauspieler) zum Theater; ab 1935 Filmregisseur; während des Krieges Dokumentarist. Filme: Die Sterne blicken herab… …
12reed — [rēd] n. [ME rede < OE hreod, akin to OHG hriot < IE base * kreut , to shake, tremble] 1. a) any of various tall, slender grasses (esp. genus Phragmites), with plumelike inflorescences, growing in wet or marshy land b) the stem of any of… …
13reed — [ rid ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a tall thin plant that grows near water. Its stems can be used to make things. A place where a lot of reeds grow is called a reed bed. a ) only before noun made of reeds: a reed basket 2. ) count a thin piece of …
14Reed — Reed, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 275 Housing Units (2000): 103 Land area (2000): 0.103055 sq. miles (0.266910 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.103055 sq. miles (0.266910 sq. km) …
15Reed, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 275 Housing Units (2000): 103 Land area (2000): 0.103055 sq. miles (0.266910 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.103055 sq. miles (0.266910 sq. km) FIPS… …
16Reed — (r[=e]d), a. Red. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
17Reed — Reed, v. & n. Same as {Rede}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
18Reed — Reed, n. The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.] [1913 Webster] …
19reed — (n.) O.E. hreod reed, from P.Gmc. *khreudom (Cf. O.S. hraid, O.Fris. hriad, M.Du. ried, O.H.G. hriot, Ger. riet), no known cognates beyond Germanic. As part of the mouthpiece of a musical instrument it is attested from 1520s …
20reed — ► NOUN 1) a tall, slender leaved plant growing in water or on marshy ground. 2) reeds or straw used for thatching. 3) literary a rustic musical pipe made from reeds or straw. 4) a piece of thin cane or metal which vibrates in a current of air to… …
