单词 | rough-coated |
释义 | rough-coatedadj. Esp. of an animal: having a rough coat, skin, or surface. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > rough-coated ruggedc1330 raggeda1425 rough-coated1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xii. 242 Some [water beasts] be skaled, as fishes: others are rough-coated, as the Soles. 1687 London Gaz. No. 2303/4 A large grey Gelding,..rough Coated. 1742 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 3) III. 257 Rough-coated Fish, such as Rousses, Haus, &c. the coarsest of all. 1757 E. Perronet Mitre (new ed.) i. cclxvii. 59 View the harsh, rough-coated Elm; Or trembling Asp. 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 89 Lance-wood..is called one of the rough-coated woods. 1869 ‘W. Bradwood’ O.V.H. xii Butchers' ponies, and rough-coated, shamble-kneed cobs. 1912 Jrnl. Proc. & Addr. 50th Ann. Meeting (National Educ. Assoc.) 314 Two well-established families of guinea-pigs, one rough-coated and one smooth. 1964 E. F. Dalglish tr. E. Schneider-Leyer Dogs of World xvi. 219 Spinone... A big, squarely built, rough-coated dog with long ears and docked tail. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 257/1 The delightful Griffon Bruxellois of which there are two varieties—rough-coated and smooth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1601 |
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