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Definition of Sinews

Sinew
Sinew Sin"ew, n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan. sene; cf. Skr. sn[=a]va. [root]290.] 1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon. 2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] --Sir J. Davies. 3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power. The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. --Shak. The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. --Sir W. Raleigh. Note: Money alone is often called the sinews of war.
Sinew
Sinew Sin"ew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sinewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sinewing.] To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. --Shak. Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. --Goldsmith.

Meaning of Sinews from wikipedia

- sources in their ecological habitats. The elastic properties of particular sinews were also used in composite recurved bows favoured by the steppe nomads...
- Berlin: The building of the Berlin Wall, p. 80 Sinews of Peace, 1946 Churchill, Winston (5 March 1946). "The Sinews of Peace ('Iron Curtain Speech')". Winstonchurchill...
- tendons are considered inferior to wild-game sinews since they have a higher fat content, leading to spoilage. Sinew has greater elastic tension properties...
- battle. In early Welsh sources, Bedwyr Bedrydant ("Bedwyr of the Perfect Sinew") is a handsome, one-handed warrior under Arthur's command. His father is...
- an author of historical fiction, named Sinews of Survival as one of her favorite anthropology books. Sinews of Survival won the 1998 Millia Davenport...
- Sinews of Steel is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Alberta Vaughn, Gaston Gl**** and Anders Randolf. Alberta Vaughn...
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- world. Animal fibres such as wool are used to make textiles, while animal sinews have been used as lashings and bindings, and leather is widely used to make...
- was hugely po****rized by Winston Churchill, who used it in his famous "Sinews of Peace" address on 5 March 1946 at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri:...
- Nothing in excess nervos belli, ****iam infinitam Endless money forms the sinews of war In war, it is essential to be able to purchase supplies and to pay...