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Ice skate — Ice skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom, used to propel oneself across a sheet of ice.The first ice skates were made from leg bones of horse, ox or deer, and were attached to feet with leather straps. A pole with a sharp… … Wikipedia
ice skate — ► NOUN ▪ a boot with a blade attached to the sole, used for skating on ice. ► VERB (ice skate) ▪ skate on ice as a sport or pastime. DERIVATIVES ice skater noun ice skating noun … English terms dictionary
ice skate — n. a skate for skating on ice: see SKATE1 (sense 1) ice skate vi. ice skated, ice skating ice skater n … English World dictionary
ice-skate — (v.) 1690s, from ICE (Cf. ice) (n.) + SKATE (Cf. skate) (2). The verb usually was simply skate until the advent of roller skating mid 18c. made distinction necessary … Etymology dictionary
ice skate — ice′ skate n. 1) spo a shoe fitted with a metal blade for skating on ice 2) skate I, 3) • Etymology: 1895–1900 ice′ skate , v.i. ice′ skat er, n … From formal English to slang
ice-skate — ice skater. /uys skayt /, v.i., ice skated, ice skating. to skate on ice. [1945 50; v. use of ICE SKATE] * * * … Universalium
Ice skate — A shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ice-skate — v to slide on ice wearing ice skates >ice skater[i] n >ice skating n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
ice-skate — v to slide on ice wearing ice skates >ice skater[i] n >ice skating n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
ice-skate — ice skates also ice skate N COUNT Ice skates are boots with a thin metal bar underneath that people wear to move quickly on ice … English dictionary
ice-skate — ice ,skate verb intransitive to move around on ice wearing ice skates … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
