单词 | titivater |
释义 | titivatern. colloquial. A person who smartens or improves the appearance of something; = titivator n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > one who beautifies beautifier1578 titivater1771 titivator1773 ornatrix1834 1771 N.Y. Gaz. 23 Dec. 2/5 (advt.) Periodical Titivaters instructed by the year or quarter. 1867 Every Saturday 2 Mar. 285/1 A room set apart for gentlemen tittivaters. 1954 Television Ann. 41 There is an insinuation that many of them [sc. the stories] are fictionally titivated, and an allegation that Gilbert himself is a fair titivater of his own ‘legend’. 2002 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 29 Nov. 50 Some gardeners are titivaters, rather than cultivators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771 |
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