hidebound
Kelime Anlamı :
1. sabit fikirli.
2. dar görüşlü.
3. geri kafalı.
4. tutucu.
5. dar görüşlü, eski kafalı.
6. derisi kemiğine yapısmış.
7. eski kafalı.
Tanımlar :
1.
stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible.
2. having abnormally dry, stiff skin that adheres closely to the underlying flesh. used of domestic animals such as cattle.
3. having the bark so contracted and unyielding as to hinder growth. used of trees.
2. having abnormally dry, stiff skin that adheres closely to the underlying flesh. used of domestic animals such as cattle.
3. having the bark so contracted and unyielding as to hinder growth. used of trees.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
bound with the hide of an animal.
2. having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised.
3. having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
4. stubborn; narrow-minded.
5. niggardly; penurious.
2. having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised.
3. having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
4. stubborn; narrow-minded.
5. niggardly; penurious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.
2. having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees.
3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative.
4. niggardly; penurious.
2. having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees.
3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative.
4. niggardly; penurious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
bound tightly by the hide, as an animal, or by the bark, as a tree: said of a horse, etc., when, from emaciation or other cause, the hide on its back or ribs cannot be loosened or raised in folds with the fingers; of a tree or a root, when the bark is so close or unyielding as to impede its growth.
2. hence obstinately set in opinion or purpose; narrow-minded; bigoted; stubborn; unyielding: as, a hidebound partizan.
3. shut tightly; closed fast; hence, closefisted; stingy.
2. hence obstinately set in opinion or purpose; narrow-minded; bigoted; stubborn; unyielding: as, a hidebound partizan.
3. shut tightly; closed fast; hence, closefisted; stingy.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1.
stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.