单词 | moorlandish |
释义 | † moorlandishadj. Obsolete. rare. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of moorland. (In quot. 1686 used with reference to the Moorlands of Staffordshire.) ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [adjective] > dweller on moor or heath moorlandish?a1513 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 39 Ane murelandis man of vplandis mak At hame thus to his nychtbour spak. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 109 To prevent these little country Moorelandish cheats..the Factors keep a Surveyor all the summer here. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.?a1513 |
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