单词 | spur-like |
释义 | spur-likeadj. Like or resembling a spur. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > as a sharp projection horn-like1579 spur-like1829 1829 T. Castle Introd. Systematical & Physiol. Bot. 83 Calcarate or spur-like [figure]—as in the larkspur, columbine, and snap-dragon. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) ii. 43 Stretching southward in long spur-like projections. 1896 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. 286 Each of the three inner-toes is furnished with a sharp, spur-like nail. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1829 |
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