α. 1600s Bermoda's, 1600s Bermoodos, 1600s– Bermudas, 1700s Bermuda's.
β. 1700s– Bermuda.
单词 | bermuda |
释义 | Bermudan.α. 1600s Bermoda's, 1600s Bermoodos, 1600s– Bermudas, 1700s Bermuda's. β. 1700s– Bermuda. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigar or cheroot > cigar > type of Bermuda?a1641 Havana1802 regalia1819 long nine1821 short-six1831 loco-foco1835 Cuba1837 cabana1840 panatela1841 Habanero1845 pickwick1847 colorado maduro1851 colorado1854 colorado claro1854 maduro1854 Henry Clay1855 Trichinopoli chain1863 trichi1877 perfecto1884 claro1891 toby1894 twofera1911 Jamaican1919 ?a1641 Duke of Newcastle Country Captain (1999) ii. 50 Will you take Tobacco in the Roll, here is a whole Shiplading of Bermudas. 1641 J. Taylor Complaint M. Tenter-hooke (single sheet) Bermudas, Providentia, Shallowcongo, And the most part of all the rest (Mundungo). 1720 M. Clare Youth's Introd. Trade & Business 102/2 7 Chests of Bermudas Tobacco. 2. A Bermuda onion (see Compounds 1). ΚΠ 1881 Vick's Monthly Mag. Mar. 89/2 I planted the Giant Rocca along side of the Bermuda, both receiving the same treatment, and to-day the Italians are three to four times as large as the Bermudas. 1915 R. W. Jordan Onions vii. 50 The Texas crop of Bermudas is grown entirely by this method. 2009 Monterey (Calif.) County Herald (Nexis) 20 Aug. I think the straw onions (made with sweet Bermudas) are delicious. 3. In plural. Shorts which end just above the knee; = Bermuda shorts n. at Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > short trousers or shorts > types of panties1845 lederhosen1937 Bermuda shorts1938 walk shorts1944 Bermudas1954 knickers1954 skort1957 Jamaica shorts1959 baggies1962 cut-off1964 Jamaica1964 sleep-shorts1964 hot pants1970 batty riders1992 1954 Tabor City (N. Carolina) Tribune 11 Aug. 6/4 We bet there are others, too, who are just too bashful to admit they wear Bermudas! 1961 Times 11 July 12/6 No right-thinking suburbanite would be seen on his lawn without wearing Bermudas. 2014 H. M. Aidi Rebel Music Prologue p. x They were dressed similarly in sagging denim Bermudas, eighties-style Nike high-tops, and baseball caps. Compounds C1. In the names of plants and trees. Bermuda buttercup n. the goat's foot Oxalis pes-caprae, which is native to South Africa and widely naturalized in other parts of the world, where it is frequently regarded as an invasive species and noxious weed. ΚΠ 1894 Amer. Gardening Dec. 516/1 Another bulb of very easy cultivation is Oxalis cernua, or as it is sometimes called, the Bermuda buttercup oxalis. 1995 Holiday Which? Mar. 85/3 The North Atlantic Drift brings an early spring to the islands, so March and April are the best time for wild flowers like three-cornered leek, bermuda buttercups and bear's breeches. 2011 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 18 Mar. Homeowners and gardeners wanting to eradicate Bermuda buttercup face a tenacious, prolific weed that has devised many successful survival strategies. Bermuda cedar n. (also Bermudas cedar, †cedar of Bermuda's) a juniper native to Bermuda and now naturalized in Hawaii, Juniperus bermudiana; (also) the hard reddish wood of this tree, previously used in construction and shipbuilding.Up to 99% of native Bermuda cedars were killed following the introduction of scale insects to the island in the mid-twentieth cent., but some scale-resistant populations have survived. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > junipers > [noun] gorsec1000 savinOE juniper-treea1382 junipera1400 quickena1400 juniperinec1430 cade1575 jeniver1585 melmot1644 oxycedar1646 red cedar1682 cover-shame1694 Bermuda cedar1700 pencil cedar1785 sharp cedar1840 Rocky Mountain juniper1852 tuckamore1863 tucking-bush1890 1700 J. Petiver Musei Petiveriani viii. 75 The Cedar of Bermuda's. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 2 Strongly scented, extreamly like, if not the same with the Bermudas Cedar. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxix. 460 Bermuda Cedar is..imported for casing black lead in pencils. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 848 Juniperus bermudiana, Bermudas Cedar. 1931 G. H. Kemper in Methods Handling Amer. Lumber in Mexico, Central Amer., & West Indies (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 26 The only domestic wood used in the building trade is the Bermuda cedar or juniper. 2004 Wildlife Conservation Feb. 34/3 A few Bermuda cedars had resisted the blight. Bermuda grass n. chiefly U.S. a quick-growing grass common in warm regions of the world and used for pasture and lawns, Cynodon dactylon.Also called Bahama grass, dog's tooth grass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tooth dog's tooth1600 Bermuda grass1801 Bahama grass1808 doob1810 sun grass1810 yard-grass1822 quick grass1838 kweek grass1904 1801 T. Brown Let. 8 Mar. in Ann. Agric. (1803) 40 393 Bermuda grass, though not much relished by stock, unless young, covers the ground more completely than any species I know. 1906 F. Lynde Quickening 11 The dooryard with its thick turf of uncut Bermuda grass. 2001 Beef Jan. 15/2 By sprigging Bermuda grass, the Morgans converted less productive cropland into pasture that helps stabilize the land and protect natural resources. Bermuda lily n. a white-flowering lily, Lilium longiflorum, formerly much cultivated in Bermuda and frequently used as a cut flower for decoration at Easter; esp. one of the variety L. longiflorum var. eximium.Cf. Easter lily n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > lilies lily971 lily-flower1340 martagon1440 delucea1450 red lily1531 purple lily1578 mountain lily1597 gold lily1629 Turk's cap1672 turn-cap1688 Juno's rose1706 orange lily1731 Canada lily1771 Japan lily1813 tiger-lily1824 Annunciation lily1853 Easter lily1860 golden-rayed lily1865 scarlet martagon1867 Japanese lily1870 Madonna lily1877 Bermuda lily1882 thimble lily1883 panther lily1884 triplet lily1884 turban-lily1884 Mary-lily1893 tiger1901 leopard lily1902 lilium1902 swamp lily1902 Washington lily1911 Shasta lily1915 regal lily1916 regale1920 Oregon lily1925 1882 Times (Philadelphia) 2 Apr. 5/1 It was anticipated by the trade..that the well-known calla, which has reigned supreme for so long, would be supplanted to a considerable extent this year by the Bermuda lily, or lilium harrisii, a magnificent white flower, improved from the old lilium longiflorum. 1915 I. Ostrander Primal Law xi. 176 She smiled to herself as she lifted from their soft wrappings a great cluster of Bermuda lilies. 2011 C. R. Wilson in C. R. Wilson & H. H. Jackson New Encycl. Southern Culture XVI. 288/1 Southerners enjoy the traditional symbols of Easter. The Bermuda lily (or simply, Easter lily) is widely displayed in churches, homes, and businesses. Bermuda onion n. any of several large varieties of the common onion having white or yellow skin and a sweet mild flavour; (also) a plant producing such an onion.Onions of this type were introduced to Bermuda in the seventeenth cent. and were commercially grown there and in the southern United States until the mid-twentieth cent., when they were replaced by higher-yielding varieties. ΚΠ 1841 Alexandria (Virginia) Gaz. 27 July 3000 lbs. Bermuda Onions, in fine order. 1911 F. M. Farmer Catering for Special Occasions iv. 83 Peel six large Bermuda onions and remove a part of the inside. 2010 S. Gilbertie & L. Sheehan Small-plot High-yield Gardening i. 19 White onions, yellow onions, Bermuda onions,..garlic, and garlic chive all possess the same off-putting characteristics for bugs. C2. Compounds relating to a type of rigging for sailing vessels developed on the Bermuda Islands. a. As a modifier, designating a part of a Bermuda rig or a vessel fitted with a Bermuda rig. See Bermuda rig n. at Compounds 2b.See also Bermuda sloop n. ΚΠ 1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 378/2 He..puts down the helm of his tail, and bearing up in the wind's eye, beats back, in a style that would astonish a Bermuda schooner. 2008 F. Bethwaite Higher Performance Sailing xxi. 281 The development in the 1960s of the flexible Bermuda mast and dedicated adjustment controls enabled crews to reset the shape of their sails quickly. b. Bermuda rig n. a fore-and-aft rig with tall, triangular sails, now commonly used on yachts.Cf. Bermudan rig n. at Bermudan adj. and n. Compounds, Bermudian rig n. at Bermudian n. and adj. Compounds, Marconi n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > [noun] > arrangement of masts sails > types of Bermudian rig1827 Bermuda rig1829 shoulder of mutton rig1831 Bermudan rig1863 cat-rig1867 square-rig1875 1829 J. Fincham On Masting Ships & Mast Making 31 In Bermuda rig, the height of the nock of the main-sail is commonly the breadth x by 2.2 to 2.4. 1853 R. Kipping Mast-making & Rigging ii. 5 Brig Forward, Common, and Bermuda Rig. 1928 Daily Mail 9 Aug. 19/7 Most sailing men agree that the Bermuda rig is preferable for smaller boats. 2000 C. J. Doane Howard's Handbk. Offshore Cruising (ed. 2) iii. 21 The Bermuda rig permits a taller mast and a mainsail with a long straight luff. Bermuda-rigged adj. fitted with a Bermuda rig. ΚΠ 1830 Bell's Life in London 25 Apr. One fine little vessel (the Meteor) will start, Bermuda rigged, which has never yet been tried in any match. 2015 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 22 Feb. 5 The three-masted Bermuda-rigged schooner..found room to berth. Bermuda sloop n. a single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with tall, triangular sails. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > with specific rig > fore and aft rigged > Bermudian-rigged Bermuda sloop1687 Bermudian1840 1687 in State Papers: Colonial N. Amer. & W. Indies (P.R.O.: CO 1/63) f. 92 Hee then and there saw a Bermoodos sloope, (wh the Spanniards, vizt, Two Biskayers shipps & one Barkalongo;) had that Day taken there. 1766 St. James's Chron. 15–18 Mar. Remain the Cruiser and Bermuda Sloops. 1948 Mariner's Mirror 34 53 Plans of the Bermuda sloop Lady Hammond..appear to have been ‘take-off’ plans rather than designs. 2015 A. Johnson Fortune Smiles 228 ‘It's actually a sloop,’ I tell her. ‘A Bermuda sloop, rigged to sail alone.’ C3. Other compounds. Bermuda high n. Meteorology a semi-permanent area of high atmospheric pressure in the North Atlantic Ocean, which is located near Bermuda in summer and autumn.In winter and spring, this area of high pressure moves east towards the Azores, and it is also known as the Azores high. ΚΠ 1875 J. H. Tice Elem. Meteorol.: Meteorol. Cycles ii. 104 The course that storms originating in the Gulf of Mexico will take northeastward, toward the Icelandic low barometer, depends upon the position of the Bermuda..permanent high barometer.] 1915 Monthly Weather Rev. 1914 (U.S.) 42 675/1 It clearly follows that the Bermuda ‘high’ and, therefore, the temperature of the eastern United States must depend in part upon the Labrador current. 1959 R. E. Huschke Gloss. Meteorol. 66 Bermuda high, the semi-permanent subtropical high of the North Atlantic Ocean, so named especially when it is located in the western part of the ocean. 2019 Reading (Pa.) Eagle (Nexis) 17 July It's a typical East Coast heat wave with the Bermuda high. Bermuda shorts n. shorts which end just above the knee; cf. sense 3. [Similar shorts were originally part of the uniform of British forces in tropical climates; they were reportedly adopted into civilian use by American tourists in Bermuda.] ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > short trousers or shorts > types of panties1845 lederhosen1937 Bermuda shorts1938 walk shorts1944 Bermudas1954 knickers1954 skort1957 Jamaica shorts1959 baggies1962 cut-off1964 Jamaica1964 sleep-shorts1964 hot pants1970 batty riders1992 1938 Tel.-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) 7 Dec. 8/6 (caption) Bermuda shorts and shirt, worn with a grey flannel, loose fitting jacket. 1953 R. Chandler Long Good-bye (1954) iii. 17 Loafing around one of the swimming pools in Bermuda shorts. 2002 N. Tosches In Hand of Dante 33 He was sitting there on a lawn chair, wearing Bermuda shorts. 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