- scarecrow
- scare|crow [ `sker,krou ] noun countan object in the shape of a person that farmers put in their fields to frighten birds away
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Scarecrow — bezeichnet: Scarecrow (Comicfigur), Comicfigur den Originaltitel des US amerikanischen Films Asphalt Blüten (1973) The Scarecrow bezeichnet: The Scarecrow (1920), US amerikanischer Slapstick Film von Edward F. Cline und Buster Keaton … Deutsch Wikipedia
Scarecrow — Scarecrow англ. пугало. «The Scarecrow» концептуальный альбом метал проекта Avantasia. «Scarecrow» песня британской рок группы Pink Floyd. «Scarecrow» альбом кантри певца Гарта Брукса. См. также Пугало (значения) … Википедия
Scarecrow — Scare crow , n. 1. Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger. [1913 Webster] A scarecrow set to frighten fools away. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A person clad in rags and tatters.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarecrow — [sker′krō΄] n. 1. anything set up in a field to scare birds away from crops, usually a figure of a man made with sticks, old clothes, etc. 2. anything that frightens one but is actually not harmful 3. a person who looks or is dressed like a… … English World dictionary
scarecrow — 1550s, from SCARE (Cf. scare) (v.) + CROW (Cf. crow). Earliest reference is to a person employed to scare birds. Stick figure sense is implied by 1580s … Etymology dictionary
scarecrow — ► NOUN ▪ an object made to resemble a human figure, set up to scare birds away from a field where crops are growing … English terms dictionary
Scarecrow — Scarecrows in a rice paddy in Japan For other uses, see Scarecrow (disambiguation). A scarecrow is, essentially, a decoy, though traditionally, a human figure (or mannequin) dressed in old clothes and placed in fields by farmers to discourage… … Wikipedia
Scarecrow (Oz) — Infobox character colour = blue name = The Scarecrow caption = Cover of The Scarecrow of Oz (1915) by L. Frank Baum; illustration by John R. Neill. first = The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) last = arguable cause = nickname = alias = Chang Wang… … Wikipedia
Scarecrow — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Scarecrow signifie épouvantail en anglais. Scarecrow est le titre original du film américain L Épouvantail, réalisé par Jerry Schatzberg en 1973.… … Wikipédia en Français
Scarecrow — Para la canción de My Chemical Romance, véase S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W. Scarecrow Título Espantapájaros Ficha técnica Dirección Jerry Schatzberg Producción … Wikipedia Español
scarecrow — scarecrowish, scarecrowy, adj. /skair kroh /, n. 1. an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops. 2. anything frightening but not really dangerous. 3. a person in ragged clothes.… … Universalium
