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单词 round-eared
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round-earedadj.

Brit. /ˈraʊndˌɪəd/, U.S. /ˈraʊndˌɪ(ə)rd/
Forms: see round adj. and eared adj.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., eared adj.1
Etymology: < round adj. + eared adj.1
1.
a. Having round ears (in various senses) or ear-like appendages. In later use chiefly Zoology, in the names of mammals with rounded ears.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [adjective] > types of ear > having
crop-eared1530
slouch-eared1556
well-hung1611
round-eared1615
prick-eared1641
nick-eared1834
tip-eared1880
thick-lugged1922
1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey ii. 101 The Rat of Nilus [is] sharpe tootht, round eard, short legd.
1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts iii. ix. 81 Of the bignesse of a Cat..; blacksnowted, and like a hog; short, and round-eared.
1813 Tradesman Aug. 108/2 Some new-born calves escape.., and copulating with the domestic flocks, form a race absolutely savage, which are termed savage, round-eared, or revolted cattle.
1854 J. J. Audubon & J. Bachman Quadrupeds N. Amer. III. 91 The Arctic Fox is a singular animal, presenting rather the appearance of a little stumpy, round-eared cur.
1897 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1896 520 Rhinoceros bicornis... Round-eared Rhinoceros.
1920 E. A. Goldman Mammals of Panama 28/2 Toniata amblyotis, Round-eared Bat.
2007 R. D. Lord Mammals S. Amer. ix. 97 An amazingly agile bat, the pigmy round-eared bat (Lophostoma brasiliense) appears to float like a butterfly in the space beneath the seat of a chair.
b. Designating a European willow, Salix aurita, which has persistent, ear-shaped, toothed stipules growing either side of the stem near the base of the leaves.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [adjective]
withenc1230
osiered?1523
osier1577
mouse-eareda1642
willowish1653
round-eared1704
willowed1745
willowy1766
tea-leaved1806
sallowy1840
1704 Dict. Rusticum at Withy The Round ear'd shining Willow.
1771 R. Warner Plantæ Woodfordienses 147 The round eared shining Willow, or Almond leaved Willow. In coppices, and on the banks of the rivers: common.
1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 359/2 Salix aurita, round-eared sallow:..stipules roundish, convex, toothed.
1891 P. G. Hamerton Sylvan Year xiii. 72 Hardly any thing in Nature is more lovely than the round-eared willow in full blossom, especially the glory of the male tree.
1907 M. U. Clarke Nature's Own Gardens iv. 72 The Salix aurita, the Round-eared Sallow, that I have found more in the open clearings of woods.
1997 H. M. Schiechtl & R. Stern Water Bioengineering Techniques i. 48 Salix aurita. (Round-eared willow).
2. Designating a type of cap (or occasionally wig) fitting closely around the head and covering the ears, popular in the mid 18th cent. Now historical.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > like a cap > types of cap
lugged1489
marabas1538
tarfed1545
unbanded1570
high-crowned1598
brimless1615
Phrygian1618
poked1631
round-eared1724
winkered1804
peakless1844
shadeless1852
Mother Hubbard1877
visorless1889
fore and aft1940
visored1950
1724 E. F. Haywood Spy on Conjuror iv. 73 I gave the Maid a Crown-peice to lend me her Housewife's Apron and round-eared Coif.
1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. xvi. 305 She wore one of her own short round-ear'd Caps. View more context for this quotation
1822 J. Galt Provost xvii. 127 In his apparel, as befitted his trade, he wore a suit of snuff-coloured cloth, and a brown round-eared wig.
1847 M. M. Sherwood Life xiii. 232 A gentle, quiet, old-fashioned looking girl, in a white apron and round-eared cap.
1984 J. Nunn Fashion in Costume 94 Until 1730, caps were fairly inconspicuous: the pinner, circular and flat to the crown with a frilled edging, was then joined and replaced by the round-eared cap.
1999 K. Olsten Daily Life 18th Cent. Eng. vii. 98 The round-eared cap (1730s to 1760s), shaped a little like a bonnet, with a frilled front.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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