dual.
lock, tress
Meaning & usage
lock, tress
wisp, tuft
ply, strand
twist, twine
spiral, whirl
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish dúal (“tress, lock of hair”), from Proto-Celtic *doklos, from Proto-Indo-European *doḱlos (compare Icelandic tagl (“horse’s tail”), Old English tæġl, English tail).
to twine
to braid, coil
to interlace, fold
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish dúal (“tress, lock of hair”), from Proto-Celtic *doklos, from Proto-Indo-European *doḱlos (compare Icelandic tagl (“horse’s tail”), Old English tæġl, English tail).
native, natural
Is dual dó a bheith leisciúil.
Ní dual don diabhal bheith díomhaoin.
proper, fitting
in the natural order of things
fated
possible
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish dúal (“native, hereditary”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-.
dowel
knot (in timber)
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dowle; cognate with English dowel, which see for possible anterior etymologies.
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