单词 | paper-faced |
释义 | > as lemmaspaper-faced paper-faced adj. (a) having a face suggestive of paper; esp. in being thin or pale; (b) faced with paper. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. iv. 10 Thou paper-facde villaine..you thin man. 1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 174 The wadding used in the shot-gun is of three varieties..3rd, a hard felt paper~faced wad,..the ‘pink edge’ or Field wad. 1977 New Yorker 8 Aug. 12/3 There is a marvellous performance by a paper-faced old man called Scheitz. 1983 J. S. Foster Struct. & Fabric (rev. ed.) I. iii. 132/2 Thermal insulation may be..paper-faced rolls of cavity width mats. < as lemmas |
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