tulgeyadj.

/ˈtʌldʒi/

Forms: Also (erroneous) tulgy.

A factitious word introduced by ‘Lewis Carroll’ applied to a wood; (usually interpreted as) thick, dense, and dark; also figurative.

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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adjective] > densely packed > dense and dark (of a wood)

tulgey1871

1871 ‘L. Carroll’ Through Looking-glass i. 22 The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood.

1936 J. R. R. Tolkien in Proc. Brit. Acad. XXII. 250 The jabberwocks of historical and antiquarian research burble in the tulgy wood of conjecture, flitting from one tum-tum tree to another.

1949 E. Taylor Wreath of Roses xiv. 216 You came out of that tulgy wood?

1972 K. Bonfiglioli Don't point that Thing at Me viii. 71 I battled..with Professor Aschloch's tulgey prose—only German poets have ever written lucid German prose.

1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Jan. 71/5 A suitable backcloth to the dark, thick gothic forest of his own tulgey forebodings.

1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Dec. 1352/4 The tulgey wood of semiotics.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	tulgey
释义	tulgeyadj. /ˈtʌldʒi/ Forms: Also (erroneous) tulgy. A factitious word introduced by ‘Lewis Carroll’ applied to a wood; (usually interpreted as) thick, dense, and dark; also figurative. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adjective] > densely packed > dense and dark (of a wood) tulgey1871 1871 ‘L. Carroll’ Through Looking-glass i. 22 The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood. 1936 J. R. R. Tolkien in Proc. Brit. Acad. XXII. 250 The jabberwocks of historical and antiquarian research burble in the tulgy wood of conjecture, flitting from one tum-tum tree to another. 1949 E. Taylor Wreath of Roses xiv. 216 You came out of that tulgy wood? 1972 K. Bonfiglioli Don't point that Thing at Me viii. 71 I battled..with Professor Aschloch's tulgey prose—only German poets have ever written lucid German prose. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Jan. 71/5 A suitable backcloth to the dark, thick gothic forest of his own tulgey forebodings. 1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Dec. 1352/4 The tulgey wood of semiotics. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1871
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