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skilful(dictionary)

Pekingese (iou) and skilful (oh)


Pekingese (iou)



Pekingese noun & adjective. Also Pekinese. M19.
[from PEKING + -ESE.]
A. noun. Pl. same, (in sense 3 also) -s.
A native or inhabitant of Peking (Beijing). M19.
The form of Mandarin spoken in Peking. M19.
A Pekingese dog. E20.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the city of Peking (Beijing) or its inhabitants; spec. designating (an animal of) a small breed of dog with long hair and a snub nose, orig. from Peking. L19.
Pekingese stitch an embroidery stitch formed by looping a second thread through a base of back stitch.

skilful (oh)



good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or Training
::a skilful footballer
skilful at (doing) sth
::After a few years, he became very skilful at drawing.
made or done very well, showing a lot of ability
::the skilful use of sound effects
::sensitive and skillful Leadership
-- skilfully adv
::She had used make-up skilfully to mask the bruise.