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单词 cheek to cheek
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cheek to cheekadv.adj.n.

Brit. /ˌtʃiːk tə ˈtʃiːk/, U.S. /ˌtʃik tə ˈtʃik/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheek n., to prep.
Etymology: < cheek n. + to prep. + cheek n.
A. adv.
With the cheek of one person touching or close to that of the other, side by side; (esp. in dancing) very closely, in an intimate or romantic manner.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > state or position of being parallel > parallel with the side [phrase] > abreast
breasta1450
on a rank1588
cheek to cheek1731
society > leisure > dancing > style or manner of dancing > [adverb]
platfoot1568
caperingly1652
cheek to cheek1919
1731 Damon & Thysbe in Flower-piece 154 When, cheek to cheek, you sighing said We never more shall meet again!
1765 J. Ingeldew Free Thoughts Love & Marriage 19 Lovers, who, Cheek to Cheek, have all Night long, Courting and kissing tir'd their Lips and Tongue.
1819 S. Rogers Human Life 20 And, cheek to cheek, her lulling song she sings.
1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. ix. 134 So cheek to cheek they fell asleep.
1919 D. C. Goodman Taker xl. 328 A jaded girl..began dancing cheek to cheek with one of the sallow-faced youths.
1935 I. Berlin Cheek to Cheek (song) 2 I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing Cheek to Cheek.
1956 D. Abse Some Corner Eng. Field iii. 92 He knew that she had closed her eyes as they danced cheek to cheek and that people were watching him.
1992 R. Kenan Let Dead bury their Dead viii. 173 They were dancing cheek to cheek, hip to thigh.
2010 Your Cat Feb. 18/2 Olivier Houalet..sleeps cheek to cheek with cheetahs.
B. adj.
Designating an action, esp. a style of dancing, in which the cheek of one person touches or is close to that of the other; of or relating to dancing in this way.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > style or manner of dancing > [adjective]
capering1595
fantastic1645
braided1747
gymnopaedic1850
cheek to cheek1909
heelwork1931
twinkle-toed1960
1909 R. A. Bennet Volunteer with Pike xxiii. 304 They were exchanging that curious salute of handshake and cheek-to-cheek embrace.
1919 Wisconsin Engineer Oct. 293 Now they are objecting to cheek to cheek dancing, but how do they want you to dance?
1938 Life 31 Jan. 2/3 The accolade, a cheek-to-cheek embrace accompanying the bestowal of military honors.
1955 E. Tarry Third Door viii. 104 A jazz band..produced the hot notes that kept the cheek-to-cheek dancers moving around the crowded floor.
1970 Billboard 14 Nov. r45 Some numbers are definitely Jitterbug music, others are in the cheek-to-cheek category.
1990 S. Green Hollywood Musicals Year by Year 46 A single night at the Lido resort..includes the cheek-to-cheek dance, a marital misunderstanding, a phony wedding, a threatened duel.
2012 G. Bowen Kaleidoscope 215 I slid into her embrace, and we began a cheek-to-cheek number.
C. n.
An intimate or romantic style of dancing in which the cheek of one partner typically touches or is close to that of the other. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > style or manner of dancing > [noun]
ambling1597
heel and toe1805
cheek to cheek1920
touch dancing1966
headbanging1978
dad dancing1996
krump2004
krumping2004
1920 Judge 3 July 11/2 Do an approved Terpsichorean ‘cheek-to-cheek’.
1921 N.Y. Tribune 13 May 10/5 The headline..should have been ‘Cheek to Cheek banned from Coast to Coast’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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