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Meagher, John C. (2003), Pursuing Shakespeare's Dramaturgy: Some Contexts, Resources, and Strategies in his Playmaking, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,

dram·a·tur·gy (drăm'ə-tûr'jē, drä'mə-) .
The art of the theater, especially the writing of plays.

dramaturgic dram'a·tur'gic or dram'a·tur'gi·cal adj.


carry weight

Also, carry authority or conviction. Exert influence, authority, or persuasion, as in No matter what the President says, his words always carry weight. Shakespeare combined two of these expressions in Henry VIII (3:2): "Words cannot carry authority so weighty." [c. 1600]


jersey

Pronunciation: /ˈjərzē/

Definition of jersey

noun (plural jerseys)

• 1a knitted garment with long sleeves worn over the upper body.
• a distinctive shirt worn by a player or competitor in certain sports.
• a soft, fine knitted fabric.

• 2 (Jersey) an animal of a breed of light brown dairy cattle from Jersey.

Origin:

late 16th century (denoting woolen worsted fabric made in Jersey): from Jersey

 音節jer・sey 発音記号/dʒˈɚːzi｜dʒˈəː‐/

【名詞】

1

a

【不可算名詞】 ジャージー 《伸縮性のある服地》.

b

【可算名詞】 (運動選手・水夫の着る)セーター，シャツ.

c

【不可算名詞】 婦人用毛糸編み[メリヤス]下着.

2

[J] 【可算名詞】 ジャージー種の乳牛.

【形容詞】【限定用法の形容詞】

毛編みの，ジャージーの.

［製造地の Jersey 島から］

NOUN (plural jerseys)

• 1A knitted garment with long sleeves, worn over the upper body.
  

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• 1.1A distinctive shirt worn by a player or competitor in certain sports.
  

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• 1.2[MASS NOUN] A soft, fine knitted fabric:[AS MODIFIER]: a jersey skirt
  

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• 2(Jersey) An animal of a breed of light brown dairy cattle from Jersey.
  

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Origin

late 16th century (denoting woollen worsted fabric made in Jersey): from Jersey.