单词 | to flare over |
释义 | > as lemmasto flare over a. intransitive. Of the sides of a vessel: To swell or bulge out gradually upwards; also, to flare over. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > be of specific construction or shape [verb (intransitive)] > have upper works narrower or wider than lower to house in1627 flare1644 tumblea1687 1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 40 When a ship is a little howled in neere the water, and above that the work doth hang over againe..they say, that the worke doth Flaire over. 1836 W. Irving Astoria (1849) 86 Their gunwales flare outwards. 1883 Harper's Mag. July 934/2 It will be best to have the sides of our oblong diving-bell flare a little. < as lemmas |
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