- hidebound hide·bound adj
- ['haɪdˌbaʊnd]
limitato (-a), gretto (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
hidebound hide·bound adj
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hidebound — [hīd′bound΄] adj. 1. having the hide tight over the bone and muscle structure of the body, as an emaciated cow 2. obstinately conservative and narrow minded … English World dictionary
hidebound — hide·bound hīd .bau̇nd adj 1) having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh used of domestic animals 2) having scleroderma used of human beings * * * hide·bound (hīdґbound) bound down tightly to the… … Medical dictionary
hidebound — hide•bound [[t]ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd[/t]] adj. 1) narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible 2) extremely conservative 3) ahb. (of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the hide • Etymology: 1550–60 … From formal English to slang
hidebound — hide|bound [ˈhaıdbaund] adj having old fashioned attitudes and ideas used to show disapproval ▪ hidebound reactionaries … Dictionary of contemporary English
hidebound — adj. 1 a narrow minded; bigoted. b (of the law, rules, etc.) constricted by tradition. 2 (of cattle) with the skin clinging close as a result of bad feeding. Etymology: HIDE(2) + BOUND(4) … Useful english dictionary
hidebound — hideboundness, n. /huyd bownd /, adj. 1. narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant. 2. oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative: a hidebound philosopher. 3. (of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs … Universalium
