单词 | podded |
释义 | poddedadj. 1. Of a plant: having or bearing pods, esp. of a specified kind; leguminous; (of a seed) growing in a pod. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [adjective] > of pod or husk > having pod or pods codded1440 shaledc1575 coddy1601 swaddy1611 swabby1659 siliquous1668 podded1682 multisiliquous1690 siliquiferous1693 siliquose1693 hully1727 bisiliquous1731 siliculose1731 snail-seeded1858 1682 S. Gilbert Florists Vade-mecum 79 Break off the pods of all but what you intend shall seed, and those must be clean and three square podded (you may correct the word, but an apter does not quickly offer itself). 1704 Nat. Hist. ix, in L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. (ed. 2) 258 Rose podded Rest-harrow. Grows a foot and half high. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Lotus The yellow, podded, sea lotus, with a thick, fleshy, and smooth leaf. 1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 465 In the culture of this, and indeed of all other podded grains. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 622 For cleaning and earthing up different sorts of podded crops. 1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air (1874) 94 Podded seeds that cannot be reaped, or beaten, or shaken down, but must be gathered green. 1930 T. S. Eliot tr. ‘St.-J. Perse’ Anabasis 35 The avenues planted with podded trees. 1986 Grower 6 Nov. 11/1 In the..green bean trials half of the dozen new varieties had been bred specifically as short podded types for processing whole. 2. Well-off, comfortable, snugly secure from harm. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adjective] snug1630 cosy1728 comfortable1770 comfy1829 podded1889 on (also in) (the) plush1911 1889 Spectator 16 Nov. 661/2 The working city being tainted with the deep envy of superiors, and especially of superiors leading joyous or ‘podded’ lives—as the French describe the lives of well-to-do citizens. 1895 Spectator 21 Dec. 886/1 They may trade with profit and live on the profit in podded luxury. 3. Aeronautics. Esp. of an aircraft engine: mounted in a pod or pods. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [adjective] > mounted in a pod podded1956 1956 Flight 17 Aug. 255/1 Powered by four podded General Electric J79 turbojets disposed in an unusual manner. 1960 New Scientist 5 May 1115/3 The United States..has remained faithful to podded engines slung beneath the wing. 1991 Airforces Monthly Oct. 9/1 The former Navy aircraft may be equipped with a podded reconnaissance system. 2000 Air Power Hist. 47 The HRE had featured podded designs, which followed experience with podded ramjets on the Bomarc antiaircraft missile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1682 |
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