See Also: Boyne, Battle of the(encyclopedia)
Battle of the Boyne(dictionary)
Boyne, the Battle of the(dictionary)
fancy 3, adjective(dictionary)
Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne(tourism)
fancy(1)(dictionary)
fancy man(dictionary)
Fancy(medicine)
fancy 1, verb(dictionary)
fancy 2, noun(dictionary)

Boyne, the Battle of the (oh) and fancy 3, adjective (oh)


Boyne, the Battle of the (oh)



a famous battle in 1690 near the River Boyne in Ireland, in which Britain's Protestant King William III defeated the former King James II (a Catholic), and ended the attempts by the Catholic part of the royal family to rule in Britain

fancy 3, adjective (oh)



3 S3 adj comparative fancier superlative fanciest
fancy hotels, restaurants, cars etc are expensive and fashionable
-synonym swanky swanky
::Harry took me to a fancy restaurant for our anniversary.
fancy prices BrE (=very high and often unreasonable prices)
having a lot of decoration or bright colours, or made in a complicated way
::fancy soaps in seashell shapes
::I just want a basic Sports coat - nothing fancy .
complicated and needing a lot of skill
-opposite straightforward straightforward
::I can't do all that fancy stuff on the computer.
::Negotiating a deal can take some fancy footwork (=skill at making deals) .
[only before noun] AmE fancy Food is of a high quality