单词 | ribbon-like |
释义 | > as lemmasˈribbon-like ˈribbon-like adv. and adj. Π a1695 Earl of Lauderdale tr. Virgil Æneis vii, in Wks. (?1709) 243 Unfelt the Snake glides through,..Between her Robes and Skin his spiral Volumes roll: Surround her Limbs,..or Ribbon-Like, her Locks infold. 1798 C. Bell Syst. Dissections 30 The flat ribbon-like muscles of the throat. 1851 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. July 42 At the meadow foot the glancing ribbon-like stream. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iv. 221 Throughout the life that rolls out ribbon-like Its shot-silk length behind me. 1922 Antiquaries Jrnl. 2 103 Two ribbon-like bands as on the Winchester bronze. 2004 Isis 95 235 The oarfish can grow to a length of over 20 feet, and..its blood-red mane, at the head of a dorsal fin that runs along a ribbon-like silvery body, make it an intimidating sight. < as lemmas |
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