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argea

“argea” is a Romanian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. loom (for weaving).
  2. two transverse wooden boards that link one vertical extremity of a loom to the other.
  3. a rudimentary wooden construction in which a loom is kept when not in use (usually in the summer).
  4. vault or roof of an edifice.

In Romanian

  1. (pop.) război de țesut.
  2. nume dat celor două scânduri care unesc transversal extremitățile războiului de țesut.
  3. fiecare dintre grinzile de lemn fixate de o parte și de alta a unei plute pentru a ține strânse lemnele care o compun.
  4. construcție rudimentară de scânduri în care se așază, vara, războiul de țesut.
  5. boltă ori acoperiș al unei clădiri.

Etymology

Unknown. Commonly believed to be a substratum word, possibly from a Dacian *argilla. Another theory suggests Greek αργαλειός (argaleiós, “loom”).

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