Birds when frightened, as a general rule, closely adpress all their feathers. (Darwin) — Как правило, когда птицы пугаются, они перья прижимают плотно к телу.
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
Adpress — Ad*press , v. t. [L. adpressus, p. p. of adprimere.] See {Appressed}. {Ad*pressed },, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adpress — … Useful english dictionary
Adpressed — Adpress Ad*press , v. t. [L. adpressus, p. p. of adprimere.] See {Appressed}. {Ad*pressed },, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appressed — Ap*pressed , Apprest Ap*prest , a. [p. p. appress, which is not in use. See {Adpress}.] (Bot.) Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apprest — Appressed Ap*pressed , Apprest Ap*prest , a. [p. p. appress, which is not in use. See {Adpress}.] (Bot.) Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
