单词 | raffled |
释义 | raffledadj.1 Chiefly Architecture. Of a leaf, flower, etc.: having a serrated edge; indented. Cf. raffle v.2 1, raffle leaf n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > other ornaments raffled1681 frosted1728 oviculated1789 voluted1810 antefixal1844 arborescent1849 dog-toothed1849 finialled1850 floreted1856 historied1936 1681 C. Wren in Designs & Drawings by Sir C. Wren for St. Paul's Cathedral (1936) 140 Ffor Carving 42 foot of raffled leaves in the Capitalls at 2s 6d p. foot. 1776 Builder's Price-bk. 81 Raffled Flower in Center of Ovolo in St. James's Church. 1817 T. Rickman Attempt to discriminate Styles Eng. Archit. 32 The first has..water leaves instead of raffled leaves under the volutes. 1923 L. A. Turner & W. H. Ward in R. Dircks Sir Christopher Wren 96 Under the same window there is evidence that some modification had to be made after the first pieces of the ‘raffled leaf’ moulding had been carved. 1980 Burlington Mag. June 407/2 The fluted legs have capitals whose necking bands are ornamented with ‘raffled’ leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). raffledadj.2 Offered or won as a prize in a raffle. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1685 A. Behn Pindarick Poem on Happy Coronation 11 Let the contending Merchant strive For Indian Pearls and Western Ore, Those raffl'd Toys by which They thrive. 1747 Lady M. W. Montagu Six Town Eclogues 33 With what contempt ye saw me oft despise The humble offer of the raffled prize. 1778 F. Burney Jrnl. 18 June in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 25 The set [of books] which was bought for my Cousin Richard..has been raffled for in Town:..we, therefore, let this set which I had borrowed of Susy, pass for the Raffled set. 1911 Washington Post 13 Nov. 6/6 A raffled turkey always has four times as much white meat on it as any other. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Dec. Maureen, embarrassed at having won a raffled Christmas hamper, has found somebody..to whom she can pass it on. 2006 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 21 Feb. 14 [They] got to take home more than they bargained for with lots of raffled goods. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11681adj.21685 |
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