单词 | massed-up |
释义 | > as lemmasmassed-up 1. Gathered into a mass; assembled in a mass. Also massed-up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > gathering, collecting, or coming together > gathered together gathereda1425 congregate1432 collect?a1475 congested1578 mustered1596 congregateda1616 collected1670 massed1837 1837 E. S. Wortley Hours at Naples 30 While their massed sunshine-hoards wave to and fro, Beneath the softest breezes that may blow! 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xxvi. 274 Among its massed edifices stand the ruins of temples, columns, and triumphal arches that knew the Cæsars. 1884 J. Parker Apostolic Life III. 315 Do not ask for proofs in words and paragraphs and massed-up sentences. 1896 Daily News 21 May 5/1 Thirty massed regimental orchestras. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby v. 106 I..ran for a huge black knotted tree, whose massed leaves made a fabric against the rain. 1944 T. H. Wisdom Triumph over Tunisia xxiii. 181 Our massed bombers..set off to lay Tedder's bomb carpet. 1990 Reader's Digest June 52/1 Among..[Joy to the World's] cast of 800 were dancers in animal costume.., massed harpists and trumpeters. < as lemmas |
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