单词 | gammon-visaged |
释义 | > as lemmasgammon-visaged C1. In various parasynthetic adjectives referring to particularly reddish or florid complexions, as gammon-faced, gammon-visaged, etc., adjs. ΚΠ 1604 J. Marston Malcontent iv. iii. sig. F4 The sallo-westfalian gamon-faced zaza cries stand out. 1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 17 Thou kildst the gammon visag'd poore Westphalians. 1986 Spin Apr. 73/1 The hotel manager, a gammon-colored young man with wiry white hair sticking out of his head. 1996 Scotsman (Nexis) 19 Oct. 14 What are you saying, ya gammon-faced geek? 2004 Observer 3 Oct. (Sports Monthly Suppl.) 7/1 The gammon-cheeked Southampton chairman blamed the sacking of Paul Sturrock on..unfair media coverage. < as lemmas |
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