† ridgill-backedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, backed adj.

Etymology: < a first element of uncertain identity (perhaps ridgel n.; compare ridge n.¹) + backed adj., after French à dos d'asne, literally ‘with the back of an ass’ (1611 in Cotgrave, or earlier: see the quot.).

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Curved so that the highest part is in the middle; rainbow-shaped.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective]

crooked?c1225

roundc1300

ybentc1330

bentc1374

cambera1387

curvate?a1425

curve?a1425

curved?a1425

bowingc1440

crumped1480

bowed1483

bended1495

bowlanda1522

compass?1523

curbed?1541

compassed1551

compassing1576

curvated1598

orbed1598

curving1609

ridgill-backed1611

incurved1623

inflected1646

incurvate1647

curvous1661

incurvated1665

swayed1688

bending1697

circumflex1707

curval1730

sweeping1772

bendy1800

curvatureda1810

curvative1846

hooped1852

swept1903

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Asne A Dos d'asne,..ridgill-backed; bowed, boughtie, or bowing; highest in the middle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	ridgill-backed
释义	† ridgill-backedadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, backed adj. Etymology: < a first element of uncertain identity (perhaps ridgel n.; compare ridge n.¹) + backed adj., after French à dos d'asne, literally ‘with the back of an ass’ (1611 in Cotgrave, or earlier: see the quot.). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Curved so that the highest part is in the middle; rainbow-shaped. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective] crooked?c1225 roundc1300 ybentc1330 bentc1374 cambera1387 curvate?a1425 curve?a1425 curved?a1425 bowingc1440 crumped1480 bowed1483 bended1495 bowlanda1522 compass?1523 curbed?1541 compassed1551 compassing1576 curvated1598 orbed1598 curving1609 ridgill-backed1611 incurved1623 inflected1646 incurvate1647 curvous1661 incurvated1665 swayed1688 bending1697 circumflex1707 curval1730 sweeping1772 bendy1800 curvatureda1810 curvative1846 hooped1852 swept1903 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Asne A Dos d'asne,..ridgill-backed; bowed, boughtie, or bowing; highest in the middle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1611
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