large-mouthedadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːdʒˌmaʊðd/, U.S.

/ˈlɑrdʒˌmaʊðd/,

/ˈlɑrdʒˌmaʊθt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: large adj., mouthed adj.

Etymology: < large adj. + mouthed adj.

That has a large mouth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > having (spec. type of) mouth

narrow-mouthed1563

large-mouthed1576

bell-mouthed1797

whale-mouthed1952

1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iii. f. 188 Let a large mouthed glasse hauing a long taile retching out (like to y^e lampe hanging in a Church) be set into sand or Ashes.

1668 G. Hartman tr. K. Digby Choice Receipts 257 Take two large mouthed Glasses of some six quarts a piece, and put into each of them 5 quarts of the best double stilled Aniseed-water.

1767 Compl. Grazier xi. 57 The best way, is to put it in large mouthed bottles.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 313 The..large-mouthed frogs, (Those noisy vaunters of their shallow streams).

1883 ‘M. Twain’ Life on Mississippi xxiv. 264 Every detail of the pilot-house was familiar to me, with one exception,—a large-mouthed tube under the breast-board.

1919 E. Pound Quia Pauper Amavi 39 Oh august Pierides! Now for a large-mouthed product.

1977 Kwang-chih Chang Archaeol. Anc. China (ed. 3) vi. 222 Pottery li tripods and large-mouthed tsun beakers began to appear in significant numbers.

2010 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Sport section) 55 The bunch of large-mouthed saltwater fish collectively known to us as ‘cod’ enjoy a bit more respect.

Compounds

large-mouthed bass n. [after scientific Latin megastoma, specific name (1804 or earlier designating various species of fish, 1857 as the specific name of the bass (compare quot. 1857))] a large freshwater black bass of North America, Micropterus salmoides (family Centrarchidae), which is greenish with dark blotches.Cf. largemouth n. at large adj., adv., and n. Compounds 4.

ΚΠ

1857 T. Garlick Treat. Artific. Propagation Fish xi. 108 The great distinguishing feature of this Bass, is its immense mouth, which has induced me to call it Grystes Megastoma, or large-mouthed Bass.

1956 Nature 3 Mar. 413/2 The fish is related to the freshwater large-mouthed bass of the eastern United States.

2007 B. Bouldrey Honorable Bandit iii. 71 I gasp in the thin air like a large-mouthed bass at the bottom of a bilged-out boat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	large-mouthed
释义	large-mouthedadj. Brit. /ˈlɑːdʒˌmaʊðd/, U.S. /ˈlɑrdʒˌmaʊðd/, /ˈlɑrdʒˌmaʊθt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: large adj., mouthed adj. Etymology: < large adj. + mouthed adj. That has a large mouth. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > having (spec. type of) mouth narrow-mouthed1563 large-mouthed1576 bell-mouthed1797 whale-mouthed1952 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iii. f. 188 Let a large mouthed glasse hauing a long taile retching out (like to y^e lampe hanging in a Church) be set into sand or Ashes. 1668 G. Hartman tr. K. Digby Choice Receipts 257 Take two large mouthed Glasses of some six quarts a piece, and put into each of them 5 quarts of the best double stilled Aniseed-water. 1767 Compl. Grazier xi. 57 The best way, is to put it in large mouthed bottles. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 313 The..large-mouthed frogs, (Those noisy vaunters of their shallow streams). 1883 ‘M. Twain’ Life on Mississippi xxiv. 264 Every detail of the pilot-house was familiar to me, with one exception,—a large-mouthed tube under the breast-board. 1919 E. Pound Quia Pauper Amavi 39 Oh august Pierides! Now for a large-mouthed product. 1977 Kwang-chih Chang Archaeol. Anc. China (ed. 3) vi. 222 Pottery li tripods and large-mouthed tsun beakers began to appear in significant numbers. 2010 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Sport section) 55 The bunch of large-mouthed saltwater fish collectively known to us as ‘cod’ enjoy a bit more respect. Compounds large-mouthed bass n. [after scientific Latin megastoma, specific name (1804 or earlier designating various species of fish, 1857 as the specific name of the bass (compare quot. 1857))] a large freshwater black bass of North America, Micropterus salmoides (family Centrarchidae), which is greenish with dark blotches.Cf. largemouth n. at large adj., adv., and n. Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1857 T. Garlick Treat. Artific. Propagation Fish xi. 108 The great distinguishing feature of this Bass, is its immense mouth, which has induced me to call it Grystes Megastoma, or large-mouthed Bass. 1956 Nature 3 Mar. 413/2 The fish is related to the freshwater large-mouthed bass of the eastern United States. 2007 B. Bouldrey Honorable Bandit iii. 71 I gasp in the thin air like a large-mouthed bass at the bottom of a bilged-out boat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1576
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