Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Pyrrhic victory

A victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is equivalent to defeat.

Quickery

Swiftness, agility, or liveliness of action, thought, or wit.

Raiment

Clothing, garments, or attire, especially of a fine or decorative nature.

Silver-thaw

A meteorological phenomenon involving a deposit of clear ice formed by the freezing of supercooled drizzle or rain on objects whose surface temperature is below freezing.

Skell

A homeless person, vagrant, or petty criminal, particularly one inhabiting urban areas.

Snicket

A narrow passage or alleyway between walls or fences, typically in a town or city.

Stinkhorn

A fungus of the order Phallales, notable for its foul odor and often phallic shape, which produces a spore-containing slime.

Swaggie

An itinerant laborer or tramp in rural Australia, traditionally traveling on foot from station to station carrying a bedroll or swag.

Vagal

Relating to, affecting, or associated with the vagus nerve.

Vagged

Subjected to a medical or physical examination or procedure involving the vagina.

Vaginalism

A medical or psychological condition characterized by involuntary spasms of the musculature of the outer third of the vagina.

Vagitus

The crying or wailing of a newborn infant.