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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries門鋲
Pronunciation / Transliteration: monbyō
"その城の門には頑丈な門鋲が打たれていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, heavy-headed iron nail formerly used for studding and reinforcing heavy wooden doors.
"The medieval castle gate was studded with iron doornails for extra security." - 2
Used in the traditional idiom 'dead as a doornail' to describe absolute and unquestionable lifelessness.
"He checked the old battery with a multimeter and declared it dead as a doornail."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'dornayl', combining 'door' and 'nail' to refer to heavy, large-headed iron nails traditionally used to reinforce wooden doors. The term is most famously preserved in the idiomatic expression 'dead as a doornail', which dates back to the 14th century and likely derives from the practice of bending or flattening the protruding point of the nail after driving it through, rendering it incapable of ever being reused.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doornail" is said worldwide
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clou de porte
Transliteration: klu də pɔʁt
"La porte massive était cloutée de gros clous de porte."
Türnagel
Transliteration: tyːɐ̯ˌnaːɡl̩
"Die alte Holztür war mit schweren Türnägeln versehen."
chiavarda
Transliteration: kjaˈvarda
"Il portone era rinforzato con grosseborchie."
tachuela de puerta
Transliteration: taˈtʃuela ðe ˈpweɾta
"La puerta principal estaba decorada con tachuelas de puerta."
tachão de porta
Transliteration: taˈsɐ̃w dʒi ˈpɔʁtɐ
"A porta antiga tinha vários tachões de ferro."
दरवाजे की कील
Transliteration: darvaze ki keel
"पुराने लकड़ी के दरवाजे पर बड़े दरवाजे की कीलें लगी थीं।"
门钉
Transliteration: mén dīng
"古代宫殿大门上通常装饰着整齐的门钉。"
문장식 대못
Transliteration: munjangsik daemot
"고대 성문에는 튼튼한 문장식 대못이 박혀 있었습니다."
門鋲
Transliteration: monbyō
"その城の門には頑丈な門鋲が打たれていた。"
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