单词 | copper-headed |
释义 | copper-headedadj. U.S. a. Having a copper-coloured head. ΚΠ a1861 T. Winthrop Canoe & Saddle (1883) xii. 248 The copper-headed, snaky beguiler. b. Of or pertaining to a copperhead (senses 2c and 3). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > of or relating to family Viperidae > of or relating to copperhead copper-headed1808 1808 T. Ashe Trav. Amer. 1806 II. 287 Rattle Snake..Copper Headed Ditto. 1847 in D. Drake Pion. Life Kentucky (1870) ii. 25 The copper-colored man, and the copper-headed snake [were] then extremely common. 1863 Congress. Globe 936/2 The seat of rebellion..is among the copper-headed traitors of the North. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). > as lemmascopper-headed copper-headed adj. ΚΠ 1833 A. W. Fonblanque in Examiner 13 Oct. 641/2 Two new footmen, with..copper-headed canes. < adj.1808 as lemmas |
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