单词 | sprayey |
释义 | sprayeyadj.1 Having sprays or small twigs; spray-like. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or having twig(s) twiggy1600 twigged1640 browsy1709 virgated1776 sprayey1849 twigsome1860 plical1890 1849 C. J. Lever Horace Templeton xii The candles were..glittering like stars through the sprayey branches [of the larch~tree]. 1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn lviii Ferns..mingled their sprayey leaves with the wild myrtle. 1882 Garden 14 Jan. 25/2 Soft packing..may consist of soft sprayey faggots. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sprayeyadj.2 Casting or carrying spray; of the nature of spray. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of spraying > [adjective] > casting or carrying spray sprayey1831 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 111 The dark-watered fountain shedding its gloomy, or rapid, or sprayey stream, down the cheek of a lofty rock. 1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 69 The roll of heavy seas, the rush of sprayey winds. 1892 R. Broughton Mrs. Bligh viii A..dark rain-cloud sails up and shakes out three sprayey drops from its skirts upon them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11849adj.21831 |
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