单词 | ancient-souled |
释义 | > as lemmasancient-souled b. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has an ancient ——’, by combining with a noun + -ed, as in ancient-faced, ancient-souled, etc. ΚΠ 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxviii. §5183 Estimates for works of any extent, in either modern or ancient faced type, forwarded on application. 1898 E. Reeves Brown Men & Women viii. 222 Unstinted spirituous liquors and immorality in Papeëte demoralize the very sources of both ancient-customed and semi-civilized pure living in the whole Cook Group. 1922 M. Ashmun Support x. 225 The nurse displayed the child—a red, ancient-faced creature with a button mouth. 1993 Fort Collins (Colorado) Triangle Rev. 9 Sept. 16/3 Lisa Rosenhagen is an ancient-souled bride torn between primal lust and traditional duty. < as lemmas |
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