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costard

/ˈkɒs.tə(ɹ)d/

costard noun: a large cooking apple.

Noun

costard (plural costards)

  1. (UK) A large cooking apple.
  2. The tree on which large cooking apples grow.
  3. (archaic, humorous) The human head.
    • Take him ouer the coſtard with the hilts of thy ſword,
      And then we wil chop him in the malmſey
      But in the next roome.c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC...
    • Good Gentleman goe your gate, and let poore volke paſſe: and ’chud ha’ bin zwaggerd out of my life, ’twould not ha’bin zo long as ’tis, by a vortnight. Nay, come not neere th’old man: keepe out che vor’ye, or ice try whither your Coſtard, or my Ballow be the harder; chill be plaine with you.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

costard meaning in Bengali

costard in Bengali

মানুষের মাথা

Forms of costard

pluralcostards
alternative form (obsolete)coster

Origin of costard

From Middle English costard, perhaps from Old French coste (“rib”) + -ard, in reference to its ribbed appearance.

Words formed from costard

Questions about costard

What does costard mean?
Costard means a large cooking apple.
What is costard in Bengali?
Costard in Bengali is মানুষের মাথা. See Costard meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is costard?
Costard is a noun.
How do you pronounce costard?
Costard is pronounced /ˈkɒs.tə(ɹ)d/.
What is the plural of costard?
The plural of costard is costards.

Words near costard in the dictionary

  1. Costantini
  2. Costantinis
  3. costapalmate
  4. costapalmately
  5. costar
  6. costard
  7. costardmonger
  8. costardmongers
  9. costards
  10. costarred
  11. costarring

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