单词 | skirted |
释义 | skirtedadj. 1. a. Wearing a skirt or skirts. Frequently in modern use in skirted rider. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing a skirt or skirts based1548 skirted1602 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 79 French thrift you rogue, my selfe and scirted Page. 1895 K. Grahame Golden Age 113 The public voice was against the admission of the skirted animal. 1898 Girl's Own Paper 19 Nov. 120 There are five distinct methods of mounting for skirted riders. b. Of garments: Having a skirt. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > skirt based1548 skirted1842 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy v Heavy-caped and skirted frieze coats streamed behind the full-grown. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 15 Dec. 6/3 That the present skirted dress of women is unfit for cycling and other outdoor pursuits. c. Of a hovercraft, having a skirt. Cf. skirt n. 4g. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [adjective] > utilizing air-cushion > types of hovercraft stretched1960 surface effect1962 skirted1967 1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 1/2 The relative sophistication of the 80 knot skirted hovercraft. 2. Having a skirt, edge, or border of a specified kind, as dewy-skirted, long-skirted, sky-skirted, wide-skirted, willow-skirted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [adjective] > having an edge or border > of specific kind skirted1608 rimmed1641 edged1776 lipped1844 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear i. 59 With shady forrests, and wide skirted meades. View more context for this quotation 1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 170 The dewy-skirted clouds imbibe the sun. 1812 G. Crabbe Tales vi. 121 Does that long-skirted drab, that over-nice And formal clothing prove a scorn of vice? 1815 D. Wordsworth Mother's Return in W. Wordsworth Poems I. 12 Far as the willow-skirted pool. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xvi. 287 In the sea-wide, sky-skirted prairie. Draft additions 1993 d. Of a mobile home: fitted with skirting (see skirting n. Additions). North American. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [adjective] > type of caravan double-wide1966 skirted1972 1972 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 3 Nov. 21/6 (advt.) 14 x 60 mobile home, skirted for winter with entrance way. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 2 July (advt.) 3 bdrm Detroit Vanguard, already skirted & set up on lg. lot w/low rent! Can commute to Blgs or move trailer. 1989 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman 29 Apr. c40/6 (advt.) 3 choice repo's—Set up, skirted. As low as $350 monthly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1602 |
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