α. 1700s– pigeon's wing.
β. 1700s– pigeon-wing.
单词 | pigeon wing |
释义 | pigeon wingn.α. 1700s– pigeon's wing. β. 1700s– pigeon-wing. 1. Hairdressing. A hairstyle or type of wig fashionable with men towards the end of the 18th cent., in which the side hair is brushed or curled into a roll above the ear; a lock of hair rolled or brushed out in this manner. Frequently attributive. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > wig > types of > other Rogerian1597 Gregorian1598 Chedreux1678 vallancy1684 spencer17.. nightcap wig1709 Adonis1734 pigeon wing1753 grizzle1755 tête1756 bag-wig1760 negligent1762 jasey1789 bushel-wig1794 Brutus1798 scalp1802 Brown Georgea1845 sheitel1890 fright wig1904 katsura1908 neck-roll1920 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > other specific styles of hair > for men French cut1583 pigeon wing1753 pompadour1885 D.A.1951 duck anatomy1951 duck-tail1955 Tony Curtis1956 duck arse1960 duck behind1961 comb-over1980 mullet1994 1753 in F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. (1885) II. 320 The pigeon's wing, the comet, the cauliflower,..the rose, the crutch, the negligent, the chancellor, [etc.]. 1847 Godey's Lady's Bk. Aug. 78/1 A powdered toupee and pigeon-wing side-curls. 1873 A. Dobson Vignettes in Rhyme 24 And so, henceforth, you always spied His rusty ‘pigeon-wings’ beside Her Mechlin pinners. 1906 M. E. Seawell Victory i. 9 He wore his hair plastered down in pigeon wings on each side of his forehead and these pigeon wings were of a beautiful dark brown. 1995 Mag. Antiques (Nexis) July 84 Hancock in a less formal but more stylish blue frock coat braided with gold, black breeches, white silk stockings, and a costly powdered pigeon-wing wig. 2. A wing resembling or suggestive of that of a pigeon. ΚΠ 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 241 Like angel-heads in stone with pigeon-wings. 1923 C. Wells Outl. of Humor 330 Heaven's foot-messenger, thanks to his low-crowned, narrow-brimmed hat..and running-stick with pigeon-wings, flings himself out at heaven's wicket. 1997 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 6 Feb. (Arts & Living section) 1 e Consider models in golden rams' horns, golden breastplates-cum-corsets, gilded pigeon wing, [etc.]. 3. North American. Dance and Skating. A dance step performed by jumping up and striking the legs together whilst in the air; a dance featuring such a step, or the music for such a dance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps reprise1521 double1531 reprinse1531 single1531 hop1579 cross-pointa1592 trip1601 back-tricka1616 inturna1627 shorta1652 coupee1673 cut1676 fleuret1677 bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706 contretemps1706 cross-step1728 boring1775 pigeon wing1807 pas de basque1818 cross-cut1842 flicflac1852 buckle-covering1859 reverse1888 reversing1892 cross-stepping1893 box step1914 jump turn1924 moonwalk1969 coupé- society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > others galliard1545 passamezzo1568 pavane1591 passy-measure1597 rant1656 passacaglia1659 passacaille1667 chaconne1685 rigadoon1690 passepied1696 rigaudon1708 bourrée1776 minuet de la cour1783 quadrille1802 treble1805 pigeon wing1807 polka1825 redowa1843 polka time1844 écossaise1863 verbunkos1880 drag1901 foxtrot1915 burru1929 rumba1931 palais glide1936 Lambeth Walk1937 jitterbug1939 high life1942 Zydeco1949 hand jive1958 hand jiving1958 hokey-cokey1966 twist1966 chicken scratch1972 smoocher1976 funana1981 New Beat1988 trance dance1988 1807 Salmagundi 7 Mar. 97 [He] is famous at the pirouet and the pigeon-wing. 1873 B. Harte Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands 166 A light figure..cut a pigeon-wing,..and then advanced to the footlights. 1947 E. Paul Linden on Saugus Branch 50 He had..a Chickering grand piano on which he played..all the reels, jigs, pigeon-wings, moriscos, sarabands, [etc.]. 1991 Amer. Square Dance June 49 Face new corner, turn right (pigeon wing). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > pinkish or purplish grey columbine1606 pigeon wing1807 lavender-grey1834 1807 Times 2 Feb. 3/4 Incognita hat of French grey, or pigeon's wing. 1884 Cassell's Family Mag. Apr. 312/1 Such delicate mixtures as pigeon's-wing—blue, grey, and pink blended—will be used in some of the best dresses. DerivativesΚΠ 1753 in F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. (1860) 305 A tye-wig is banished for a pigeon-winged toupée. 1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide ii. xi. 189 His pigeon-wing'd head was not drest quite so soon, For it took up a barber the whole afternoon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753 |
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