ovest
(UK, _, dialectal) The mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, _, dialectal) The mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out.
Origin: From (likely from metathesis of the plural *ovetes, ofvetes, ofetes), from , from , from a compound whose first element represents , *ebʰi-, on, toward, from, by, and whose second element is , *ēta-, from , from . Cognate with , , , Aaft,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“Ricordo di Tom Hornbein, l’uomo della cresta ovest dell’Everest https://www.montagna.tv/220585/tom-hornbein/”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(puristic) Fruit.
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