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PRONUNCIATION OF FETTERLOCK

fetterlock  [ˈfɛtəˌlɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FETTERLOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fetterlock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FETTERLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fetterlock

Fetterlock is a sort of shackle which is a common charge in heraldry, often displayed in a way resembling a padlock. Edward IV used a heraldic badge consisting of a fetterlock and a falcon. This was originally the badge of the first Duke of York, Edmund Langley, who used the falcon of the Plantagenets in a golden fetterlock. This was also used by his grandson Richard of York, who displayed the fetterlock opened.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FETTERLOCK


airlock
ˈɛəˌlɒk
antilock
ˈæntɪˌlɒk
deadlock
ˈdɛdˌlɒk
fetlock
ˈfɛtˌlɒk
firelock
ˈfaɪəˌlɒk
flintlock
ˈflɪntˌlɒk
forelock
ˈfɔːˌlɒk
genlock
ˈdʒɛnˌlɒk
gridlock
ˈɡrɪdˌlɒk
hair-lock
ˈheəˌlɒk
hammerlock
ˈhæməˌlɒk
headlock
ˈhɛdˌlɒk
hemlock
ˈhɛmˌlɒk
lovelock
ˈlʌvˌlɒk
Matlock
ˈmætˌlɒk
overlock
ˈəʊvəˌlɒk
padlock
ˈpædˌlɒk
sherlock
ˈʃɜːˌlɒk
warlock
ˈwɔːˌlɒk
ziplock
ˈzɪpˌlɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FETTERLOCK

fetlock joint
fetlocked
fetologist
fetology
fetoprotein
fetor
fetoscope
fetoscopy
fetter
fetter bone
fetterer
fetterless
fetters
fettle
fettler
fettling
fettuccine
fettucine
fettucini
fetus

WORDS THAT END LIKE FETTERLOCK

block
building block
bullock
carlock
charlock
clock
digital clock
earlock
eight o´clock
flock
interlock
lock
oarlock
o´clock
on the block
overclock
the clock
unblock
unlock
white charlock

Synonyms and antonyms of fetterlock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fetterlock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FETTERLOCK

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Translator English - Chinese

fetterlock
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fetterlock
570 millions of speakers

English

fetterlock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fetterlock
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fetterlock
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fetterlock
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fetterlock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fetterlock
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cadenas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fetterlock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fetterlock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fetterlock
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼴의 족쇄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fetterlock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dây xích chân ngựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fetterlock
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेटरलॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fetterlock
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pastoia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fetterlock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fetterlock
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fetterlock
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fetterlock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voet kuis ters
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fetterlock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fetterlock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fetterlock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FETTERLOCK»

The term «fetterlock» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FETTERLOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fetterlock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FETTERLOCK»

Discover the use of fetterlock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fetterlock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Within The Fetterlock
The cognizance of the House of York was a Falcon, enclosed within a Fetterlock.
Brian Wainwright, 2004
2
The Baronetage of England: Or The History of the English ...
The fetterlock was the badge of the House of York, and might, by some grant, have been given to the Bedingfelds for their attachment to it : and there was a particular room (as appears from an old inventory of Oxburgh-Hall) called by the name ...
William Betham, 1802
3
An Ordinary of Arms: Contained in the Public Register of All ...
(4th quarter) Macdonald of Craig-na-Gower (1875). Fetterlock. 2647. Or, a fetterlock az., on a chief of the second three mullets arg. Murray of Blackbarony ( 1672-7). 2648. Or, a fetterlock az., on a chief of the second three mullets arg., a crescent ...
James Balfour Paul, 2009
4
Sorrel: In the Shadow of the Bear
"They mine quicksilver, mercury, in Barleymill," said Fetterlock. "Down in the Thirty Towns it is used to extract shining silver from dull silver ore. It poisons, it kills, and no one mines it unless they are shackled in chains and driven forward with ...
David Randall, 2007
5
A General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Ar. a heart gu. within a fetterlock sa. on a chief as. three boars' heads erased of the first within a bordure of the fourth, charged with five mullets of six points or. first: —First, in the centre two flags parted per fesse ar. and gu. flotant to the dexter ...
John Burke, Bernard Burke, 1842
6
Proceedings
When Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, was in possession of the castle, it was much dilapidated, and he rebuilt the greatest part of it in the form of a fetterlock. The members of the House of York, at one period used the device of a fetterlock,  ...
Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool, 1858
7
Proceedings. [Imperf. With] Index, vol.i to lxii
When Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, was in possession of the castle, it was much dilapidated, and he rebuilt the greatest part of it in the form of a fetterlock. The members of the House of York, at one period used the device of a fetterlock,  ...
Literary and philosophical society of Liverpool, 1858
8
Proceedings of the Liverpool Literary & Philosophical Society
When Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, was in possession of the castle, it was much dilapidated, and he rebuilt the greatest part of it in the form of a fetterlock. The members of the House of York, at one period used the device of a fetterlock,  ...
Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool, 1857
9
The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the ...
Crest, a fetterlock az. Motto, Hoc securior. Greiseley, [Staffs.] vaire, gu. and ar. gut tee de poix. Greisley, vair6, ar. and gu. guttee de poix. Greisly, barry of six, the first, third, and fifth bars, per fesse, erm. and gu. the other three az. Greisly, vair6 ...
Thomas Robson, 1830
10
The British herald, or Cabinet of armorial bearings of the ...
Lockhart, [Birkhill, Scotland] ar. on a bend, betw. three boars' heads, erased, az. a man's heart ppr. within a fetterlock or. — Crest, a boar's head, erased, ar. Motto, Ferocifortior. Lockhart, [Cleghorn, Scotland] az. three boars' heads, erased, ar.
Thomas Robson (engraver.), 1830

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FETTERLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fetterlock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fortheringhay Castle: the beginning of Richard III and the end of …
Around 1340, the wooden keep was restored with an immense stone keep called 'The Fetterlock'. By this time, the castle contained the keep, ... «Royal Central, Mar 15»
2
Teenager ties himself to horse and survives four days in Kazakh …
"During the day he periodically dismounted, put fetterlock on the horse and allowed it to graze. At night, he made a mat and slept on the ground, ... «Tengrinews, Nov 14»

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