单词 | square-tailed |
释义 | square-tailedadj. Having a square tail: a. Of animals, birds, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having a square tail square-tailed1781 the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of tail > having particular shape of tail forked1674 sharp-tailed1678 forked-tailed1692 fork-tailed1694 scissor-tailed1811 square-tailed1895 1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds II. 482 Square-tailed Shrew of a dusky cinereous color. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Sorex The white footed, square tailed, carinated, and unicolor shrews. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 102 Sorex Tetragonurus (Square-tailed Shrew). 1891 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 27 80/1 The Square-tailed Worm... Among our native worms there is one with a square tail (Allurus tetraedrus, Eisen). 1895 R. B. Sharpe in R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. IV. 54 The square-tailed bee-eaters (Melittophagus) are all of small size. b. Of a coat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > coat > other full-dressed1752 broad-skirted1809 swallow-tailed1824 shad-bellied1832 square-tailed1837 cut-off1840 cutaway1841 sack1847 raglan1858 swing-back1862 Prince Albert1873 box back1892 highwayman1892 sack-back1892 sport utility1925 teddy bear1925 Redfern1932 sports utility1940 Crombie1951 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. vii. ii. 410 Young Valour in square-tailed coat eyes Beauty in Greek sandals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1781 |
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