单词 | sweet sixteen |
释义 | > as lemmassweet sixteen sweet sixteen n. sixteen regarded as the characteristic age of prettiness and innocence in a girl; cf. sweet seventeen n. which is less common. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > young person > young woman > [adjective] maidenly1530 maidenlike1548 maiden1594 young-ladylike1754 sweet sixteen1826 young ladyish1832 young-womanly1836 flapperish1920 teenybop1967 the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman > most attractive stage sweet sixteen1826 1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 20 138/1 A bright-eyed, round-limbed virgin of sweet sixteen. 1898 J. Thornton (title of song) When you were sweet sixteen. 1977 Grimsby Evening Tel. 5 May 12/3 Unfortunately everybody can't be sweet 16 and there are many shops catering for the older woman. < as lemmas |
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