| 释义 |
▪ I. speary, a.1|ˈspɪərɪ|
[f. spear n.1]
†1. Of grass: Hard and stiff. Obs.
1577Harrison England 37 b/2 Where..blewe claye aboundeth..there the grasse is speary, rough, and very apt for bushes. 1653W. Blithe Eng. Improver Impr. 11 They bear little, or no grass, a little wild Time, and speary harsh grass, that Cattell eat not.
2. Resembling a spear or spears; slender and sharp-pointed; keen.
1820Hogg in Blackw. Mag. VI. 464 The speary wood Groans to the blast. 1822Moir Ibid. XI. 305 The bordering reeds exalt higher their speary summits. 1855Fraser's Mag. LI. 95 Speary sleet and driving snow. 1872Howells Wedding Journ. (1892) 143 Dark evergreens that..point their speary tops above the crest of bluffs.
3. Consisting of spears; waged with spears.
1810W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. XXIX. 417 Thread of Roman entrails twin'd In the speary loom they strain. 1888Doughty Arabia Deserta I. 25 Better him were to comb his beard..at home, than show his fine skin to..their speary warfare.
▪ II. ˈspeary, a.2
[perh. f. spear n.2, but cf. prec.]
Slender, spindly.
1821Clare Village Minstr. II. 104 Speary barley bowing down with dew. 1854A. E. Baker Northampt. Gloss., Speary, shooting up long and slender. 1899Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. Mar. 114 Too close planting induces to speary growth. |