abudadj.

Brit.

/əˈbʌd/, U.S.

/əˈbəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, bud n.¹, bud v.¹

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + either bud n.¹ or bud v.¹

That is in bloom, blossoming; budding, sprouting. Only in predicative use.

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1862 S. W. Partridge Our Eng. Months 75 The year proceeds, The trees are all abud, but still 'tis cold.

1888 M. W. Hungerford Under-currents lvii. 335 The lilac trees in all the sheltered spots are now a-bud.

1925 S. T. Warner Espalier 79 A little lamb... With fleece so soft and clean And horns not yet A-bud.

1946 I. Gershwin Remind me not to leave Town in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 348/3 Come where the cow is chewing the cud And trees are all abud.

2007 D. McKiernan Once upon Dreadful Time 115 The land of eternal springtime.., a place where everlasting meltwater trickles across the 'scape, where some trees are abud while others are new leafed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abud
释义	abudadj. Brit. /əˈbʌd/, U.S. /əˈbəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, bud n.¹, bud v.¹ Etymology: < a- prefix³ + either bud n.¹ or bud v.¹ That is in bloom, blossoming; budding, sprouting. Only in predicative use. ΚΠ 1862 S. W. Partridge Our Eng. Months 75 The year proceeds, The trees are all abud, but still 'tis cold. 1888 M. W. Hungerford Under-currents lvii. 335 The lilac trees in all the sheltered spots are now a-bud. 1925 S. T. Warner Espalier 79 A little lamb... With fleece so soft and clean And horns not yet A-bud. 1946 I. Gershwin Remind me not to leave Town in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 348/3 Come where the cow is chewing the cud And trees are all abud. 2007 D. McKiernan Once upon Dreadful Time 115 The land of eternal springtime.., a place where everlasting meltwater trickles across the 'scape, where some trees are abud while others are new leafed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1862
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