单词 | quarter face |
释义 | > as lemmasquarter face quarter face n. the face (of a person, the moon, etc.) when one quarter revealed; (Military) the action or position of facing quarter-way to the right or left (cf. half face n. 2). ΚΠ 1616 B. Jonson Forrest xii. 29 in Wks. I Let them still, Turne, vpon scorned verse, their quarter-face. 1655 J. Shirley Gentleman of Venice v. iii The moon..will shew a quarter face. 1759 E. Fage Regular Form Discipline for Militia ii. 11 First Motion, The Officer makes a Quarter face to the Right. 1890 Overland Monthly May 501/2 The whole regiment, one thousand strong, cast about as one man, making a quarter face to the right. 1992 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 10 Sept. e10 A quarter-face of the moon with a perimeter of stars was..illuminated from below by a light fixture. < as lemmas |
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