单词 | block-shaped |
释义 | > as lemmasblock-shaped C2. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has a —— like a block’, by combining with a noun + -ed, as in block-faced, block-shaped, etc.Recorded earliest in blockheaded adj.See also block-heeled adj. Π 1542 N. Udall in tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 105v (margin) Dawecockes, lowtes, cockescombes & blockehedded fooles. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. v. 32 A squinting, block-faced, chattering piss-kitchen. 1927 Daily Mail (Atlantic ed.) 30 Jan. 8/2 The land would be leased..in block-sized parcels to builders. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Mar. d7/2 For the uninitiated, ‘brick’ is a term of endearment for the classic, block-shaped Volvo. < as lemmas |
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