单词 | cook-like |
释义 | > as lemmascook-like cook-like adj. and adv. (a) adj. resembling a cook; resembling that of or done by a cook; (b) adv. in the manner of a cook (now rare). ΚΠ 1581 W. Fulke Reioynder Bristows Replie 418 As truly as his [sc. Christ's] flesh was rosted, so truely it is eaten: but we acknowledge no cooklike rosting but a mystical preparation. 1683 E. Hickeringill Test or Tryal of Goodness & Value of Spiritual-Courts ii. 4 I..will Lard my discourse, where I list. And though I have not the skill to do it Cook-like, I hope, not Slovenly, Though 'tis but to make it go the more merrily down. 1793 ‘P. Pindar’ Poet. Epist. to Pope 3 A cook-like Dame, who understands place-carving, and saves such worthy families from starving. 1821 T. Hood Cook's Oracle in Wks. (1862) I. 25 The Doctor appears to have written his work upon the back of a dripping-pan, with the point of his spit, so very cooklike does he dish up his remarks. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Ukridge ii. 32 The little crowd..consisted of five women of cooklike aspect, four nursemaids, [etc.]. 2001 B. Ehrenreich Nickel & Dimed (2002) ii. 81 She already has the nanny, a cooklike person, and a crew of men doing..construction. < as lemmas |
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