English — Defs

01 a. Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.

1.
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
2.
See 1st Bond, n., 8.(Arch.) See: Bond

Phrases & compounds

English bond — See Congou.

English horn — See Corno Inglese.

English walnut — See under Walnut.

02 n. Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons.

1.
Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons.
2.
The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries.
3.
A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type. See: Type
4.
A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball.(Billiards)

Phrases & compounds

The King's English — See under King.

03 v. t. To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain.

imp. & p. p. Englished; p. pr. & vb. n. Englishing

1.
To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain.
“Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more properly, acts of fear and dissimulation.” — Milton.

“Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and words in the book which he was Englishing.” — T. L. K. Oliphant.
2.
To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion.(Billiards) [U.S.]