pattableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpatəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpædəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pat v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < pat v.¹ + -able suffix.

That invites patting; attractive to the sense of touch.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the hand > with flat of hand > that may be > gently

pattable1892

1892 Spare Moments 2 Jan. 7/3 It was a plump, pretty and pattable hand.

1949 O. Nash Versus 110 A little incompatibility is the spice of life, particularly if he has income and she is pattable.

1985 M. Parfit South Light (1988) xii. 151 Because of the sensitive nature of his job no one was allowed to lay a finger of friendship on that big pattable head.

2002 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 10 Mar. 7 Thousands of brand-new satin slippers lie nesting inside each other in huge trays, as pink and fat and pattable as the buds on a lupin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pattable
释义	pattableadj. Brit. /ˈpatəbl/, U.S. /ˈpædəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pat v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < pat v.¹ + -able suffix. That invites patting; attractive to the sense of touch. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the hand > with flat of hand > that may be > gently pattable1892 1892 Spare Moments 2 Jan. 7/3 It was a plump, pretty and pattable hand. 1949 O. Nash Versus 110 A little incompatibility is the spice of life, particularly if he has income and she is pattable. 1985 M. Parfit South Light (1988) xii. 151 Because of the sensitive nature of his job no one was allowed to lay a finger of friendship on that big pattable head. 2002 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 10 Mar. 7 Thousands of brand-new satin slippers lie nesting inside each other in huge trays, as pink and fat and pattable as the buds on a lupin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1892
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