单词 | stick legs |
释义 | > as lemmasstick legs stick legs n. (a) extremely thin legs (cf. stick-thin adj.); (b) furniture legs consisting of plain rods of wood (cf. stick-back adj.). ΚΠ 1884 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 13 Apr. 4/6 They open their small shell beaks to peep and dart away from their anxious mothers on their tiny stick legs. 1890 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 Apr. 248/2 Round about were ranged all available seats from chairs to milking-stools and slab benches with stick legs. 1985 J. T. Butler Field Guide to Amer. Antique Furnit. (1986) 44 Windsor chairs are characterized by stick legs and spindles driven into a plank seat. 2006 N.Y. Times 21 May ix. 6/2 The male gymbots with their proud bosoms and stick legs. < as lemmas |
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