单词 | bermudan |
释义 | Bermudanadj.n. A. adj. 1. Of, belonging to, or relating to Bermuda or Bermudians; = Bermudian adj. 1.Formerly a British colony, Bermuda is now a British Overseas Territory.Bermudian is preferred over Bermudan by Bermudian people. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries Bermudan1625 Jamaican1670 Bermudian1681 Antillean1738 Guadeloupean1762 Dominican1766 Grenadian1772 Bajan1789 Trinidadian1809 Haitian1811 Tortolan1819 Cuban1829 St Lucian1831 Dominican1844 Puerto Rican1865 Vincentian1902 Bajie1921 Martiniquan1926 Santo Domingan1934 Guadeloupan1941 Kittitian1958 Baje1973 Trini1973 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands Bermudan1625 Jamaican1670 Bermudian1681 Barbadian1692 Guadeloupean1762 Dominican1766 Anguillian1779 Antiguan1781 Bajan1789 Anguillan1806 Trinidadian1809 Puerto Rican1865 Tobagonian1882 Grenadan1886 Barbudian1890 Bajie1921 Guadeloupan1941 onion1951 Kittitian1958 Kittian1960 Nassauvian1961 Baje1973 Trini1973 yardie1986 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. viii. xx. 1826 Now had there then beene a Virginian or Bermudan Plantation, how easily might they have attained thither. 1806 La Belle Assemblée Sept. 397/2 What the French imply by their epithet amante, seems very much the character of the young Bermudan girls. 1895 Outing 27 240/2 The oval top of the Bermudan ocean peak. 2003 Guardian 16 Oct. (Life section) 7/5 The Bermudan birds were short-tailed albatrosses. 2. Designating a part of a Bermuda rig or a vessel fitted with a Bermuda rig. See Bermuda rig n. at Bermuda n. Compounds 2b. ΚΠ 1882 Forest & Stream 23 Nov. 337/1 She will have a triangular-shaped, or Bermudan mainsail. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 187 Shoulder-of-mutton sail, name given to the triangular Bermudan sail. 2013 Silverkris (Singapore Airlines) Aug. 51/1 Among the vintage beauties in the race was Manitou—an 18.9m Bermudan yawl built in 1937. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Bermuda; a person of Bermudian descent; = Bermudian n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [noun] > specific islands Jamaican1613 Bermudian1645 Bermudan1659 Barbadian1671 Anguillan1745 Anguillian1745 Guadeloupean1762 Antiguan1778 Grenadian1786 Haitian1805 Trinidadian1806 St Lucian1818 Puerto Rican1823 Dominican1826 Grenadan1826 Barbudian1830 Bajan1832 Bim1833 Little Englander1833 Tobagonian1849 Cuban1850 Virgin Islander1852 Tortolan1863 Martiniquais1890 Martiniquan1891 Vincentian1907 Guadeloupan1908 Barbadian English1911 Trinidadian English1925 Kittitian1945 Bajie1960 Kittian1960 Trini1972 yardie1984 yardie1986 Baje1990 1659 R. P. tr. D. Petau Hist. World x. vi. 605 The Bermudans bringing into Jamaica 20000 pieces of eight which they had taken in the Rack. 1765 W. Kenrick Rev. Dr. Johnson's New Ed. Shakespeare 72 The Bermudans, I am told, when they go fishing, never trouble themselves to carry any oil or butter for sauce. 1897 W. P. Johnston Johnstons of Salisbury 127 St. George Tucker, a young Bermudan, who emigrated to Virginia about 1770. 1994 Times 24 Feb. 40/7 The Bermudans defeated Canada by eight wickets in the other group one game. Compounds Bermudan rig n. a fore-and-aft rig with tall, triangular sails, now commonly used on yachts; = Bermuda rig n. at Bermuda n. Compounds 2b. ΚΠ 1863 Sporting Mag. Aug. 147 The Bermudan rig is not fit for vessels above eighteen tons. 1928 Daily Express 20 July 10/2 The Astra and Cambria..carry the Bermudan-rig—a high tapering sail like the wing of a gigantic bird. 2000 I. Dedekam Illustr. Sail & Rig Tuning (2001) 62 The Bermudan rig is the most widely used rig in the world. Bermudan-rigged adj. fitted with a Bermuda rig (see Bermuda rig n. at Bermuda n. Compounds 2b). ΚΠ 1850 J. A. Sharp Mem. Life & Services Rear-Admiral Sir W. Symonds 331 (caption) Lord Vernon's Bermudan-rigged boat. 1989 Daily Mail 1 July 29/1 Our sleek Bermudan-rigged sloop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1625 |
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