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gypsy    音标拼音: [dʒ'ɪpsi]
n. 吉布赛人,吉布赛语
a. 象吉布赛人的
vi. 流浪

吉布赛人,吉布赛语象吉布赛人的流浪

gypsy
n 1: a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by
employment; "itinerant traders" [synonym: {itinerant}, {gypsy},
{gipsy}]
2: a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany
and who traditionally live by seasonal work and
fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in
northern India but now are living on all continents (but
mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) [synonym:
{Gypsy}, {Gipsy}, {Romany}, {Rommany}, {Romani}, {Roma},
{Bohemian}]
3: the Indic language of the Gypsies [synonym: {Romany}, {Gypsy}]

Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), v. i.
To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly,
{Gyp"sy*ing}, vb. n.
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Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n.; pl. {Gypsies}
(j[i^]p"s[i^]z). [OE. Gypcyan, F. ['e]gyptien Egyptian,
gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See {Egyptian}.] [Also spelled {gipsy}
and {gypsey}.]
1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally
from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century,
and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain,
England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling,
horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. {Bohemian}, {Romany}.
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Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose,
Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. --Shak.
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2. The language used by the gypsies.
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3. A dark-complexioned person. --Shak.
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4. A cunning or crafty person. [Colloq.] --Prior.
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Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ a.
Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.
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{Gypsy hat}, a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually
of straw or felt.

{Gypsy winch}, a small winch, which may be operated by a
crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up
and down.
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    Gypsy history remained unknown for centuries, largely because they had no written language, and strangely enough, they had forgotten where they came from Gypsies generally claimed to be Egyptians—hence the name "Gypsy "
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