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单词 sinewed
释义 sinewed, ppl. a.|ˈsɪnjuːd|
Also 8 sinnewed.
[f. sinew n. or v.]
1. Having sinews of a specified kind.
1588Kyd Househ. Phil. Wks. (1901) 239 A youth..well proportioned, tough sinewed, and of a strong constitution.a1700Dryden (J.), Strong sinew'd was the youth, and big of bone.
2. Strengthened with sinews; strong, firm, vigorous, powerful, sinewy.
1604Drayton Owle 1450 The great Eagle..Whose sinewed wings..Beat the thin air.1644Bulwer Chiron. 5 This strengthens Speech with nerves and the sinewed cords of twisted Reason.c1720Tickell Ode to Earl of Sunderland iii, The flower of chivalry, who drew With sinew'd arm the stubborn yew.1894Whitby Mary Fenwick's Daughter III. 82 Five feet eight of sinewed stature.
3. Seated in the sinews. Obs.—1
1601Chester Love's Martyr, etc. (1878) 85 Tis good for sinewed aches.
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