单词 | fielded |
释义 | fieldedadj. 1. Engaged on a battlefield, fighting in the open field, esp. as opposed to being protected by fortifications. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [adjective] > fighting in the open field fieldeda1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. iv. 12 We with smoaking swords may march from hence To helpe our fielded Friends. View more context for this quotation 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad v. 201 Untrench'd..they dare oppose Their fielded cohorts to the forted foes. 1999 F. A. Johnsen B-24 Liberator iv. 75 Interdiction of Japanese shipping blunted the efforts of Japan's fielded troops. 2. Cricket and Baseball. Of a ball, a shot, etc.: stopped or collected and returned from the field. Also with preceding modifying word. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [adjective] > of a ball: stopped and returned fielded1868 1868 Gentleman's Mag. June 116 A badly fielded ball was strictly noted, and the delinquent severely reprimanded. 1884 ‘F. Anstey’ Giant's Robe xxxviii ‘I can hold on till the night itself, Bertie, my boy!’ with a cleverly fielded yawn. 1912 St. Nicholas Aug. 902/1 It is not always possible for infielders to back each other up on every fielded ball. 1934 Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 6 May 6/2 Errors and poorly fielded hits were costly to the Millers. 2000 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 July (Weekend) N30 A run is scored only when both batsmen make it successfully to the opposite wicket without the fielded ball arriving first. 3. Designating a panel of wood, etc., made with a raised and sometimes decorated central section. Also with up. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally > as having specific parts > type of panel fielded1868 1868 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 231/1 Panels are said to be ‘fielded’ when the centre of the panel is raised with mouldings, &c. 1892 Engin. Jrnl. Nov. 529/2 The partitions and side walls are of polished teak, with fielded panels and moldings. 1907 P. N. Hasluck Cabinetwork & Joinery 422/1 The section..shows a raised and fielded frame of a different coloured wood. 1961 Times 13 Feb. 14/5 The 14 doors have fielded up leather covered panels with enrichments in gilt. 1993 C. Casey & A. Rowan North Leinster 178 Although much altered, the interior retains some fielded wainscotting, coved ceilings and lugged surrounds framing six-panel doors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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