| 单词 | laydown |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslay-down lay-down adj. (a) (also laid-down), applied to a collar which is folded over instead of standing up; also as n., a ‘turn-down’ collar; (b) applied to a hand or contract at cards (esp. Bridge) which is such that success is possible against any defence, so that no harm would be done by exposing the player's cards on the table; also elliptical as n., such a hand; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > fated or predestined born1357 destinablec1374 destinalc1374 fatalc1374 predestinatec1384 foreordainedc1420 ordinate?a1425 destiny?1473 preordinatea1475 prefinitec1475 pointed1523 predestined1545 determined1546 ordinated1562 predestinated1571 preordained?1580 fore-appointeda1586 predeterminate1601 predetermined1601 destinated1604 destinate1605 destined1609 predesigned1668 predefinite1678 cut and dry1710 fated1715 weirded1820 laid-down1839 foreordinated1858 predesignated1883 predestinatory1893 preset1926 predefined1929 predestine1962 bashert1963 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > turn-down fall-down1741 laid-down1839 to lay down1839 lay-over1852 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > turn-down turn-over1716 lay-down1839 mousquetaire1854 turnover collara1861 turn-down1896 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > hand > types of hand flusha1529 renounce1830 lay-down1839 no-trumper1899 chicane1900 pianola hand1913 powerhouse1932 void1933 pianola1974 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [adjective] > type of hand or suit strong1626 high1742 lay-down1906 biddable1926 void1934 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxvii. 266 A black gentleman..with a lay down collar tied with two tassels. 1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 47 A laid-down collar. 1890 W. S. Gilbert Foggerty's Fairy & Other Tales 151 Serious collars, as substitutes for the unprofessional ‘lay-downs’ I usually wore. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 8 Sept. 16/3 Enormous cards are held and we have a lay-down great or small slam. 1934 Amer. Speech 9 10/2 A cold game is a sure game, and a cold contract is a lay-down. 1955 I. Fleming Moonraker vii. 75 It was a laydown Grand Slam for Bond against any defence. 1959 Listener 12 Mar. 489/1 Seven Clubs, it will be seen, is a lay-down. 1961 Times 6 Dec. 8/3 A lay-down slam in Clubs. 1966 ‘W. Haggard’ Power House ix. 92 The interview had diverted him. He'd learnt a lot about Harry Fletcher; he'd held a crushing hand and had played it as a laydown. 1974 Country Life 17 Oct. 1139/3 The slam is a lay down. lay-down lay-down, (as n.) an act of lying down, a rest; = lie-down n. at lie n.2 Compounds; also ironic, a short stay in custody. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest > in specific posture lie-down1840 stretch1856 sit-down1857 lay-down1897 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > sentence or term of > short lay-down1938 1897 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 26 May 6/3 Nothing but ‘dub’ fights by novices, with now and then a deliberate ‘lay down’. 1909 E. Wyrall Spike vi. 44 In tramp language, it was at least a decent ‘lay down’—i.e., bed. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon vi. 137 What you want is a nice lay-down and a cupper tea. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad 331 A lay down, a remand in custody. 1941 V. Davis Phenomena in Crime xix. 249 Joe..is remanded in Brixton Prison. A remand is called the ‘lay-down’. 1984 Police Rev. 23 Mar. 584/1 Time spent in prison often begins with a ‘laydown’, a short spell on remand. < as lemmas |
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