rand

English

/ɹænd/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
  • (obsolete) A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
  • (dialect) A border, edge or rim.
  • A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
  • (basket-making) A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rand (edge, brink, border, margin) inherited from Old English rand (margin, border, edge, rim, shield, shore) inherited from Proto-Germanic *randaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *rem- (come to rest, prop support oneself, support prop oneself, rest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*rem-

Gloss

come to rest, prop support oneself, support prop oneself, rest

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

休

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