请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 brummagemized
释义

> as lemmas

Brummagemized
Brummagemized adj. Obsolete rare made to resemble Birmingham or its inhabitants.In quot. 1847 alluding to Birmingham as a centre for the mass production of (cheap and showy) goods (cf. sense A. 1), and in quot. 1895 with reference to Birmingham's model of local government (cf. Birminghamize v. 2 and note).
ΚΠ
1847 Anglo-American 16 Jan. 303/3 When she [sc. Greece] ceased to be omnipotent in design—when her artists became Brummagemized—she forfeited her political freedom.
1895 Punch 23 Feb. 87/2 There ain't ne'er a Cockney C. C. [sc. county councillor] as can side-up with Joey the Brum... When England's all Brummagemised, and I'm boss of it, won't it be prime?
extracted from Brummagemadj.n.
<
as lemmas
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 23:15:50