Medusa-likeadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈdjuːzəlʌɪk/,

/mᵻˈdjuːsəlʌɪk/,

/mᵻˈdʒuːzəlʌɪk/,

/mᵻˈdʒuːsəlʌɪk/, U.S.

/məˈd(j)uzəˌlaɪk/,

/məˈd(j)usəˌlaɪk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Medusa n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < Medusa n. + -like suffix.

1. Resembling Medusa (Medusa n. 1), esp. with reference to her hair.

ΚΠ

1613 J. Stephens Cinthia's Revenge iii. viii. sig. L2 Defend mee from her hatefull frownes, See where Medusa-like shee comes.

1793 M. Robinson Mod. Manners i. 4 His lines, Medusa-like, so sweetly shone, That every leaden head was turned to stone!

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 68 [Her] Medusa-like head bore testimony to the opinion she entertained of the beauty of her hair.

1901 Harper's Mag. Apr. 684/1 Medusa-like locks fell in wild profusion over his bare shoulders.

1963 R. P. Dales Annelids 15 The more familiar tentacle-feeders include the terebellids, which have a mass of extensile tentacles arising medusa-like from the prostomium.

1990 Elle (U.S. ed.) Aug. 142/1 Within a few years the world knew about dreadlocks, the medusalike hairstyle favored by Rastas.

2. Resembling or similar to a medusa (Medusa n. 2).

ΚΠ

1848 E. Forbes Naked-eyed Medusæ 81 Mr. Lister..describes and figures Medusa-like animals in course of production from Campanulariæ.

1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 253 This organism is medusa-like, but this likeness becomes still more strikingly manifest when the organism moves.

1912 Science 16 Feb. 277/1 The system of radial canals is very striking and medusa-like.

1932 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 221 236 The early stage is figured as a medusa-like bell with cilia round the edge.

1985 Science 15 Nov. 825/3 Large numbers of aggregated spiroplasmas..formed medusa-like spheres.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	medusa-like
释义	Medusa-likeadj. Brit. /mᵻˈdjuːzəlʌɪk/, /mᵻˈdjuːsəlʌɪk/, /mᵻˈdʒuːzəlʌɪk/, /mᵻˈdʒuːsəlʌɪk/, U.S. /məˈd(j)uzəˌlaɪk/, /məˈd(j)usəˌlaɪk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Medusa n., -like suffix. Etymology: < Medusa n. + -like suffix. 1. Resembling Medusa (Medusa n. 1), esp. with reference to her hair. ΚΠ 1613 J. Stephens Cinthia's Revenge iii. viii. sig. L2 Defend mee from her hatefull frownes, See where Medusa-like shee comes. 1793 M. Robinson Mod. Manners i. 4 His lines, Medusa-like, so sweetly shone, That every leaden head was turned to stone! 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 68 [Her] Medusa-like head bore testimony to the opinion she entertained of the beauty of her hair. 1901 Harper's Mag. Apr. 684/1 Medusa-like locks fell in wild profusion over his bare shoulders. 1963 R. P. Dales Annelids 15 The more familiar tentacle-feeders include the terebellids, which have a mass of extensile tentacles arising medusa-like from the prostomium. 1990 Elle (U.S. ed.) Aug. 142/1 Within a few years the world knew about dreadlocks, the medusalike hairstyle favored by Rastas. 2. Resembling or similar to a medusa (Medusa n. 2). ΚΠ 1848 E. Forbes Naked-eyed Medusæ 81 Mr. Lister..describes and figures Medusa-like animals in course of production from Campanulariæ. 1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 253 This organism is medusa-like, but this likeness becomes still more strikingly manifest when the organism moves. 1912 Science 16 Feb. 277/1 The system of radial canals is very striking and medusa-like. 1932 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 221 236 The early stage is figured as a medusa-like bell with cilia round the edge. 1985 Science 15 Nov. 825/3 Large numbers of aggregated spiroplasmas..formed medusa-like spheres. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1613
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