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单词 square-tailed
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square-tailedadj.

Etymology: square adj. Compounds 1.
Having a square tail:
a. Of animals, birds, etc.
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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.
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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).
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