单词 | handkerchiefly |
释义 | > as lemmasˈhandkerchiefly ˈhandkerchiefly adj. rare such as requires the use of a handkerchief; emotional; (also) as regards a handkerchief or handkerchiefs. ΚΠ 1753 C. Cibber in S. Richardson Corr. (1804) II. 177 Having as handkerchiefly a feeling of it as Mr. Sylvester himself. 1843 French Governess xiv. 203 An exhibition of my mesmeritic powers, always ‘handkerchiefly speaking’, that may surprise those who have not attended to the modern science of invisible fluids. 1991 T. Mitchell Blood Sport v. 171 These forms can be regarded as varieties of pornography or titillation-literature: handkerchiefly or female-oriented porn. < as lemmas |
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