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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pikestaffPIKESTAFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun. uk / ˈpaɪk.stɑːf / us / ˈpaɪk.stæf / be (as) plain as a pikestaff. Add to word list. → be (as) plain as the nose on your face. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Easy to understand. (as) clear as day idiom. abundantly clear. accessible. accessibly. assimilable. digestible. explicitly. explicitness. expressly. fathomable. hang.

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     noun. us / ˈpaɪk.stæf / uk / ˈpaɪk.stɑːf / be (as) plain as...

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   Nov 13, 2023 · Whether you're a veteran agent or total rookie, you need to be able to explain these real estate terms and definitions to clients.

3. www.lrb.co.uk › colin-burrow › what-is-a-pikestaffColin Burrow · What is a pikestaff? Metaphor

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   For Quintilian metaphor fulfils two main functions. It enables an orator to supply a more striking word in the place of an expected one (‘the moon winked from behind its cloud’), and it can enable us to provide a word for something for which no word presently exists.

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   Definition of pikestaff noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › pikestaffPIKESTAFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   pikestaff in American English. (ˈpaikˌstæf, -ˌstɑːf) noun Word forms: plural -staves (-ˌsteivz) 1. the shaft of an infantry pike. 2. a foot traveler's staff with a metal point or spike at the lower end.

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   1. : a spiked staff for use on slippery ground. 2. : the staff of a foot soldier's pike. Synonyms. javelin. lance. pike. shaft. spear. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of pikestaff in a Sentence. pikestaffs were in use from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.

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   What does pikestaff mean?

   • Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of pikestaff? PIKESTAFF definition: 1. → be (as) plain as the nose on your face 2. → be (as) plain as the nose on your face.

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   What is plain as a pikestaff?

   • Among the howling and racing men were two who carried each a human head on a pikestaff. He makes treason in its definition as plain as a pikestaff. Mahouts with pikestaffs lead the way, and a myriad of hangers-on swarm in the train of the visitors. Why, you are as plain as a pikestaff, and as free-spoken as if you had no secrets in the world.

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   When was pikestaff first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun pikestaff is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for pikestaff is from before 1500, in the writing of Robert Henryson, poet. pikestaff is formed within English, by compounding.

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   Is treason as plain as a pikestaff?

   • He makes treason in its definition as plain as a pikestaff. Mahouts with pikestaffs lead the way, and a myriad of hangers-on swarm in the train of the visitors. Why, you are as plain as a pikestaff, and as free-spoken as if you had no secrets in the world. All this is as plain as the proverbial pikestaff.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pikestaffPIKESTAFF | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. us / ˈpaɪk.stæf / uk / ˈpaɪk.stɑːf / be (as) plain as a pikestaff. Add to word list. → be (as) plain as the nose on your face. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Easy to understand. (as) clear as day idiom. abundantly clear. accessible. accessibly. assimilable. digestible. explicitly. explicitness. expressly. fathomable. hang.