Stale

  • 31stale — [13] Something that is stale has etymologically been allowed to ‘stand’ – so that it is no longer fresh. The word comes from Old French estale ‘stationary’, a derivative of estaler ‘halt’ (from which English gets the verb stall). And this in turn …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32stale — I. /steɪl / (say stayl) adjective (staler, stalest) 1. not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread. 2. having lost novelty or interest; hackneyed; trite: a stale joke. 3. having lost fresh vigour, quick intelligence,… …

  • 33stale — [13] Something that is stale has etymologically been allowed to ‘stand’ – so that it is no longer fresh. The word comes from Old French estale ‘stationary’, a derivative of estaler ‘halt’ (from which English gets the verb stall). And this in turn …

    Word origins

  • 34Stale — Infobox Settlement name = Stale settlement type = Village total type = image caption = image shield = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = flag icon|Poland Poland subdivision type1 = Voivodeship subdivision name1 = Subcarpathian… …

    Wikipedia

  • 35stale — steɪl v. make or become stale, dry out, spoil adj. not fresh, moldy, spoiled; musty; trite, hackneyed; tired, weary …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 36stale — stale1 adjective (staler, stalest) 1》 (of food) no longer fresh or pleasant to eat. 2》 no longer new and interesting.     ↘(of a person) no longer performing well because of having done something for too long. 3》 (of a cheque or legal claim)… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37stale — šlapimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Skystis, kurį išskiria žmogaus ir stuburinių gyvūnų inkstai. Gaminasi iš kraujo, kuris filtruojasi per inkstų kūnelių kapiliarų sieneles. Susideda iš vandens (stale96 %), druskų… …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 38stale — несвежий stale taste несвежий вкус …

    English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • 39Stale affidavit — Stale Stale, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.; probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. {Stale}, v. i.] 1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer. [1913 Webster] 2 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Stale demand — Stale Stale, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.; probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. {Stale}, v. i.] 1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer. [1913 Webster] 2 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English