单词 | plastique |
释义 | plastiquen. 1. Statuesque poses or slow graceful movements in dancing; the art or technique of performing these. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > carriage of body presence1706 attitude1721 plastique1884 1845 Morning Post 12 Sept. 5/5 The living representative of the Greeks, Romans, and deities of classic ages were Professor Keller, of Berlin, and his troupe plastique... The plastic ease with which the several professors develope the motions and glide into the postures of the figures they embody is really marvellous.] 1884 Chicago Tribune 7 Nov. 6/7 Take Mme. Sarah Bernhardt... One day she scored a success..at the Odéon, a success due partly to the tender charm of her voice and partly to suggestive ambiguity of her plastique. 1897 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 29 May 604/1 Her interest in life and character will be supplanted by an interest in plastique and execution. 1947 Ballet Ann. 1 56 Romeo and Juliet..does contain both the passionate, lyrical dancing and strong, dramatic plastique demanded by the tragedy. 1977 New Yorker 16 May 79/2 True to the ‘Oriental’ plastique of the period, the steps are all turned in. 1993 Dance Internat. Summer 7/1 You saw everything that Martins couldn't do casually and beautifully and naturally accomplished by Boal, in terms of plastique and rhythm. 2. = plastic n. 3a. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > modelling > [noun] > materials modelling clay1825 modelling wax1828 plasticine1897 plastique1903 glitterwax1944 1903 Daily Mail 7 Sept. 7/4 Modelling may be done in wax, clay, or plastique. 3. Plastic explosive; a plastic bomb. Cf. plastic n. 3c. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > plastic explosive plastic explosive1907 PE1949 plastic1966 plastique1968 Semtex1985 1968 L. W. Robinson Assassin xvi. 199 He planted another bomb... Bomb squad says it's made of plastique. 1969 E. Ambler Intercom Conspiracy (1970) vi. 136 They had no trouble..fixing the plastique, the bomb. 1974 Publishers Weekly 11 Feb. 64/2 To hold hostage a TV studio audience with a human plastique bomb. 1993 J. Pournelle & S. M. Stirling Prince of Sparta 202 The six men in hard hats and overalls began taking bricks of plastique from their carryalls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884 |
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