- hornet
- See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN, STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Hornet — (engl. für „Hornisse“) ist eine verbreitete militärische Bezeichnung für Schiffe, Flugzeuge und Waffen und steht u. a. für: USS Hornet, ein traditioneller Schiffsname der US Marine F/A 18 Hornet, ein Jagdbomber der US Marine 206 Hornet, ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
HORNET — (Heb. צִרְעָה), insect. Three times the Bible mentions that the hornet would be sent ahead of the Israelites to drive out the inhabitants of the land of Canaan before them (Ex. 23:28; Deut. 7:20; Josh. 24:12). Some contend that the reference here … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hornet — Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong wasp. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hornet — es un término que puede referirse a: El avión F/A 18 Hornet. Al personaje de ficción de Marvel Spiderman, cuando adoptó la personalidad de Hornet. Al personaje de ficción de Marvel Hornet. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos… … Wikipedia Español
horneţ — HORNÉŢ, horneţe, s.n. (reg.) Diminutiv al lui horn; coş (la o casă). – Horn + suf. eţ. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 HORNÉŢ s. v. cămin, coş, horn. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime hornéţ s. n … Dicționar Român
hornet — O.E. hyrnet, hurnitu large wasp, beetle, probably from P.Gmc. *hurz nut (Cf. O.S. hornut, M.Du. huersel, Du. horzel, O.H.G. hornaz, Ger. Hornisse hornet ), from PIE imitative (buzzing) root *krs , as preserved in O.C.S. srusa, Lith. szirszu wasp … Etymology dictionary
hornet — [hôr′nit] n. [ME harnette < OE hyrnet, akin to Ger hornisse < IE base * k̑er (see HORN) > L crabro, hornet] any of several large social wasps (family Vespidae), strikingly colored yellow and black … English World dictionary
hornet — ► NOUN ▪ a kind of large wasp, typically red and yellow or red and black. ● stir up a hornets nest Cf. ↑stir up a hornets nest ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Hornet — Taxobox name = Hornet image caption = Oriental hornet, Vespa orientalis image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita familia = Vespidae subfamilia = Vespinae genus = Vespa genus … Wikipedia
Hornet — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hornet, frelon en anglais, peut faire référence à : Honda Hornet, une motocyclette ; Hudson Hornet, une automobile américaine produite entre… … Wikipédia en Français
hornet — /hawr nit/, n. any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet), introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald faced hornet or white faced hornet), of North America. [bef. 900; ME harnete, OE … Universalium
