单词 | alice |
释义 | Alicen.1 attributive. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the character Alice, esp. with reference to her fantastical adventures. Cf. Alice-in-Wonderland adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue peacock colour1598 verditer1819 verdigris blue1832 robin's-egg blue1844 aquamarine1846 turquoise1853 verditer blue1857 bird's-egg blue1858 Alice1872 Nile blue1873 starch blue1875 cyan-blue1879 peacock1881 peacock blue1881 bird's egg1885 Gobelin blue1886 cyan1889 Nile1895 kingfisher1901 Alice blue1905 teal1923 aqua1936 teal blue1949 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [adjective] > of fanciful nature feigned1526 fantasticala1546 conceited1588 capricious1594 fanatical1598 vaporous1605 chimerical1638 chimeric1655 lymphatical1678 chimerian1682 wild goose1770 visionary1777 whimmy1785 whimming1787 Laputan1866 viewy1866 Alice1872 Alice-in-Wonderland1874 fantasied1882 Alician1898 blue-sky1920 pie in the sky1930 rocambolesque1935 1872 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Dec. 388/2 A page or two of bald imitation of the ‘Alice’ books. 1906 Bystander 5 Dec. p. xx/2 A little girl who has a series of zoological adventures of the ‘Alice’ type. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 17 June 2/2 It would need a Lewis Carroll to do justice to this in an Alice poem. 1940 Notes & Queries 179 395/1 Tweedledee in the first of the Alice books. 1997 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 May 25/3 You can find yourself with the Alice problem: how can you eat a pudding to which you have been introduced? Compounds Alice band n. a type of curved hairband made from fabric, plastic, or some other material.With reference to the hairband worn by Alice in John Tenniel's illustrations for Through the Looking-Glass. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head- or hair-band > types of frontalc1320 mitrea1382 counter-filletc1430 frontlet1478 mitra1638 head-tie1669 sévigné1826 sweat-rag1843 sphendone1850 agal1853 sweat-band1891 Alice band1944 1944 E. Hahn China to Me xviii. 116 Her hair..was held off her face with an Alice band. 1959 Sunday Express 14 June 1/4 Princess Anne, wearing a dress of flowered silk and an Alice band over her fair hair. 2001 Hair Now Oct. 98/3 Yes Alice bands are back, but at all costs avoid anything that is clumpy or made of velvet. Derivatives ˈAlice-ish adj. reminiscent of the character Alice or the books in which she appears. ΚΠ 1929 Manch. Guardian 9 May 8/5 ‘Look out for the toad-stool by the door—you can't mistake it,’ was the vague and rather Alice-ish description given me to locate a friend's seaside bungalow. 1935 E. Bowen House in Paris i. ii. 34 ‘Oh, don't be such a baby!’ said Henrietta..with her most Alice-ish air. 2010 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 3 Mar. e2 Use a motley collection of china cups and saucers..; don't worry about chips, which will only add to their Alice-ish charm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). Alicen.2 Military (originally and chiefly U.S.). A soldier's field pack for carrying weapons and other essential items, typically consisting of a frame with a rucksack and subsidiary attachments, or a belt or harness with a collection of pockets, pouches, etc. Sometimes applied to both the pack and the set of equipment it contains. Often attributive, esp. in Alice pack. ΚΠ 1973 Manual (U.S. Army Troop Support Command) in www.georgia-outfitters.com (O.E.D. Archive) (title) All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (Alice). 1982 R. C. Nelson & P. E. Martin Effects Gender & Load on Combative Movement & Performance I. 13 The subjects wore underwear, socks, utility shirt and trousers, boots, and the standard ALICE fighting gear. 1988 Guns & Weapons Winter 80/2 On the back of the scabbard, however, the belt mountings include both Alice pack or Bianchi type quick release clips. 1996 S. F. Tomajczyk Dict. Mod. U.S. Mil. at ALICE Pouches, straps and other attachments can be added with specially designed ALICE clips to customize the pack to the bearer's specific needs. 2002 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 30 Oct. 4 a On the ground outside the car was a green military ‘Alice’ backpack containing the global positioning system. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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