| 单词 | a captive lark |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa captive lark b. transferred. Said of animals caught and kept in confinement, e.g. a captive lark; also of things restrained from escaping, as a captive balloon. captive mirror, captive purse, etc.: fittings of a lady's hand-bag which are secured by means of chains. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > so as to be restrained captive1855 1855 Househ. Words 11 150/2 Pilâtre de Rosier..had already the honour of being the first man who ascended..in a captive balloon. 1885 Sci. Amer. Nov. 328/3 The first captive balloon of Mr. Yon's make, provided with his hydrogen gas apparatus and windlass for ascents and descents. 1897 Aeronaut. Jrnl. Jan. 5/2 My own apparatus..is simply a system of large kites only for captive use. 1897 Aeronaut. Jrnl. Jan. 5/2 My present object is to get an apparatus to serve instead of a captive balloon. 1898 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List No. 67 971 Captive Golf Ball. 1905 Aëronautical Jrnl. 9 14 Captive Balloon Photography. 1923 Daily Mail 12 June 7 Silk handbag... Fitted captive mirror. 1923 Weekly Disp. 13 May 14 Crocodile Calf handbag... Fitted captive purse. 1939 G. Greene Lawless Roads x. 251 The twenty-four churches rose like captive balloons. < as lemmas |
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