释义 |
ˈclose-bodied, a. Having a close body. 1. Applied to a coat, etc., the body part of which fits closely.
1677Lond. Gaz. No. 1221/4 A close-bodied Coat. 1768–74Tucker Lt. Nat. (1852) I. 540 Enwrap me in thy close-bodied leathern jacket. 1801Huntington Bank of Faith 155, I had got two very good great-coats, but stood in need of a close-bodied one. 2. Of close grain or structure, close-grained.
1726Leoni Alberti's Archit. I. 27 b, The most close-bodied Box, most excellent for Turning. Ibid. I. 29 b, The closer bodied it is. |