spearyadj.¹

/ˈspɪəri/

Etymology: < spear n.¹

†1. Of grass: Hard and stiff. Obsolete.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective] > full of or abounding in herbaceous plants > of or relating to grass > rough, tufty, thick, etc.

speary1577

three-piled1605

spiny1607

lanka1644

tussocky1805

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. xiii. f. 37^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Where..blewe claye aboundeth..there the grasse is speary, rough, and very apt for bushes.

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver ii. 15 They beare little, or no grasse, a little wild time, and speary harsh grasse, that cattell eat not.

2. Resembling a spear or spears; slender and sharp-pointed; keen.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet > specific type of sleet

speary1855

1820 J. Hogg in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 464 The speary wood Groans to the blast.

1822 Moir in Blackwood's Mag. 11 305 The bordering reeds exalt higher their speary summits.

1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 95 Speary sleet and driving snow.

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey vi. 129 Dark evergreens that..point their speary tops above the crest of bluffs.

3. Consisting of spears; waged with spears.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [adjective]

speary1810

1810 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 29 417 Thread of Roman entrails twin'd In the speary loom they strain.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 25 Better him were to comb his beard..at home, than show his fine skin to..their speary warfare.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

spearyadj.²

Etymology: perhaps < spear n.², but compare speary adj.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspeary.

Slender, spindly.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > spindly or straggling

spindly1655

straggling1674

spindling1750

gangling1818

speary1821

spindled1855

gangly1886

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > slender and

spear-like1567

styliform1578

styliformed1578

lance-like1579

arrowy1637

needle-like1672

needly1694

spiculated1745

lanceolated1752

subulated1752

subulate1757

lanceolate1760

toothpick1761

spear-shaped1763

lance-shaped1776

hastate1777

needle-formed1784

needled1786

needle-shaped1786

subuliform1804

aciform?a1808

needle-form1807

spicular1813

hastiformc1820

speary1821

splintery1836

aiguillesque1856

fleam-shaped1856

toothpick-shaped1905

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 104 Speary barley bowing down with dew.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 271 Speary, shooting up long and slender.

1899 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 10 114 Too close planting induces to speary growth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	speary
释义	spearyadj.¹ /ˈspɪəri/ Etymology: < spear n.¹ †1. Of grass: Hard and stiff. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective] > full of or abounding in herbaceous plants > of or relating to grass > rough, tufty, thick, etc. speary1577 three-piled1605 spiny1607 lanka1644 tussocky1805 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. xiii. f. 37^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Where..blewe claye aboundeth..there the grasse is speary, rough, and very apt for bushes. 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver ii. 15 They beare little, or no grasse, a little wild time, and speary harsh grasse, that cattell eat not. 2. Resembling a spear or spears; slender and sharp-pointed; keen. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > characterized by sleet > specific type of sleet speary1855 1820 J. Hogg in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 464 The speary wood Groans to the blast. 1822 Moir in Blackwood's Mag. 11 305 The bordering reeds exalt higher their speary summits. 1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 95 Speary sleet and driving snow. 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey vi. 129 Dark evergreens that..point their speary tops above the crest of bluffs. 3. Consisting of spears; waged with spears. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [adjective] speary1810 1810 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 29 417 Thread of Roman entrails twin'd In the speary loom they strain. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 25 Better him were to comb his beard..at home, than show his fine skin to..their speary warfare. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2020). spearyadj.² Etymology: perhaps < spear n.², but compare speary adj.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspeary. Slender, spindly. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > spindly or straggling spindly1655 straggling1674 spindling1750 gangling1818 speary1821 spindled1855 gangly1886 the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > slender and spear-like1567 styliform1578 styliformed1578 lance-like1579 arrowy1637 needle-like1672 needly1694 spiculated1745 lanceolated1752 subulated1752 subulate1757 lanceolate1760 toothpick1761 spear-shaped1763 lance-shaped1776 hastate1777 needle-formed1784 needled1786 needle-shaped1786 subuliform1804 aciform?a1808 needle-form1807 spicular1813 hastiformc1820 speary1821 splintery1836 aiguillesque1856 fleam-shaped1856 toothpick-shaped1905 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 104 Speary barley bowing down with dew. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 271 Speary, shooting up long and slender. 1899 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 10 114 Too close planting induces to speary growth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1577adj.²1821
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