| 单词 | shockheaded peter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshockheaded Peter shockheaded Peter n. now rare a person resembling the character shockheaded Peter in having hair which sticks up or out.Shockheaded Peter is the English translation of Struwwelpeter, the title character in Heinrich Hoffman's Struwwelpeter (1845) a German picture book containing cautionary poems for children (see quot. 1848 and Struwwelpeter n.). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > bushy or thick > person having touslehead1900 Struwwelpeter1909 1848 tr. H. Hoffmann Eng. Struwwelpeter 2 Any thing to me is sweeter Than to see Shock-headed Peter.] 1875 Funny Folks 6 Mar. 100/4 A great shock-headed Peter of a boy. 1901 Evening News (Portsmouth) 28 Mar. 4/3 But as it is impossible to conceive of a London drawing-room filled with shock-headed Peters, barbers are now recommending their customers not to adhere so strictly to one fashion of parting. 1962 Guardian 26 Mar. 6/1 A ‘comb’ which is supposed to dry while combing, which it does, but makes this tester, at least, into a fine Shock-headed Peter. < as lemmas |
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