- flypaper fly·paper n
- ['flaɪˌpeɪpə(r)]
carta moschicida
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
flypaper fly·paper n
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flypaper — fly pa per (fl[imac] p[=a] p[ e]r), n. A strip of paper that is coated with a sticky substance and suspended from an overhead object to trap and kill flies; also, a similar paper poisoned so as to kill flies on contact. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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flypaper — 1851 (though the item itself is said to have become commonly available in London in 1848), from FLY (Cf. fly) (n.1) + PAPER (Cf. paper) … Etymology dictionary
flypaper — fly|pa|per [ˈflaıˌpeıpə US ər] n [U and C] paper covered with a sticky substance that is hung up in a room in order to catch flies … Dictionary of contemporary English
flypaper — fly|pa|per [ flaı,peıpər ] noun count or uncount long pieces of paper covered with a sticky poisonous substance, used for catching and killing flies … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flypaper — fly•pa•per [[t]ˈflaɪˌpeɪ pər[/t]] n. paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
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