mole-likeadj.²

Brit.

/ˈməʊllʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊ(l)ˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mole n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < mole n.¹ + -like suffix.

Resembling a mole (mole n.¹).

ΚΠ

1839 S. D. Gross Elem. Pathol. Anat. II. ii. xiv. 457 They [sc. hydatids] always occur in association with mole-like concretions, the membranes of a blighted ovum, [etc.].

1872 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. 2/4 It was but a tiny mole-like spot of black velvet or silk, which was used..to enhance, by contrast, the fairness of the cheek.

1876 Trans. Clin. Soc. 9 45 On the arms and hands were several mole-like specks of discoloration.

1904 Med. Chron. 39 416 Teratomata, showing..hydatidiform mole-like structures.

2010 R. A. Norman 100 Questions & Answers Aging Skin iv. 30 Those rough, dark colored plaques that have a ‘stuck-on’, mole-like appearance are called seborrheic keratoses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mole-likeadv.adj.¹

Brit.

/ˈməʊllʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊ(l)ˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mole n.³, -like suffix.

Etymology: < mole n.³ + -like suffix.

A. adv.

Like a mole (mole n.³); in the manner of a mole. rare.

ΚΠ

1662 H. Hibbert Syntagma Theologicum 262 They are sharp-sighted abroad..but mole-like blind at home.

1866 R. Leighton Poems 139 Is it lack of brain..That keeps me boring—mole-like in my night—Through erudition.

a1978 M. Bell Recoll. London in Compl. Poems (1988) A brown velvet-textured High crowned sweeping-brimmed Hat..was crawling, mole-like, buffeted In front of the wind.

B. adj.¹

Resembling or characteristic of a mole (mole n.³).

ΚΠ

1785 A. Yearsley Poems Several Occasions 57 Support the faint, and tell the lazy-blind, Who, mole-like, never saw, nor ever wish'd it.

1835 D. Webster Orig. Sc. Rhymes 203 When he lifts his mole-like een, With a nochty nose between.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. v. 417 A purblind mole-like pedantry.

1891 Daily News 18 June 5/8 The blind mole-like marsupial recently discovered in South Australia.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xxi. 687 The marsupial mole (Notoryctes), which should be called the ‘mole-like marsupial’, is a quite extraordinary bundle of peculiarities.

1992 New Yorker 24 Aug. 24/3 Lida, the archaeologist who was guiding our molelike labors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mole-like
释义	mole-likeadj.² Brit. /ˈməʊllʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmoʊ(l)ˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mole n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < mole n.¹ + -like suffix. Resembling a mole (mole n.¹). ΚΠ 1839 S. D. Gross Elem. Pathol. Anat. II. ii. xiv. 457 They [sc. hydatids] always occur in association with mole-like concretions, the membranes of a blighted ovum, [etc.]. 1872 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. 2/4 It was but a tiny mole-like spot of black velvet or silk, which was used..to enhance, by contrast, the fairness of the cheek. 1876 Trans. Clin. Soc. 9 45 On the arms and hands were several mole-like specks of discoloration. 1904 Med. Chron. 39 416 Teratomata, showing..hydatidiform mole-like structures. 2010 R. A. Norman 100 Questions & Answers Aging Skin iv. 30 Those rough, dark colored plaques that have a ‘stuck-on’, mole-like appearance are called seborrheic keratoses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mole-likeadv.adj.¹ Brit. /ˈməʊllʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmoʊ(l)ˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mole n.³, -like suffix. Etymology: < mole n.³ + -like suffix. A. adv. Like a mole (mole n.³); in the manner of a mole. rare. ΚΠ 1662 H. Hibbert Syntagma Theologicum 262 They are sharp-sighted abroad..but mole-like blind at home. 1866 R. Leighton Poems 139 Is it lack of brain..That keeps me boring—mole-like in my night—Through erudition. a1978 M. Bell Recoll. London in Compl. Poems (1988) A brown velvet-textured High crowned sweeping-brimmed Hat..was crawling, mole-like, buffeted In front of the wind. B. adj.¹ Resembling or characteristic of a mole (mole n.³). ΚΠ 1785 A. Yearsley Poems Several Occasions 57 Support the faint, and tell the lazy-blind, Who, mole-like, never saw, nor ever wish'd it. 1835 D. Webster Orig. Sc. Rhymes 203 When he lifts his mole-like een, With a nochty nose between. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. v. 417 A purblind mole-like pedantry. 1891 Daily News 18 June 5/8 The blind mole-like marsupial recently discovered in South Australia. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xxi. 687 The marsupial mole (Notoryctes), which should be called the ‘mole-like marsupial’, is a quite extraordinary bundle of peculiarities. 1992 New Yorker 24 Aug. 24/3 Lida, the archaeologist who was guiding our molelike labors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.²1839adv.adj.¹1662
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