单词 | underbody |
释义 | underbodyn. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > parts of > other square1579 underbody1621 stay1688 sack-back1784 underdress1806 tablier1820 overdress1848 pouf1869 Watteau pleat1873 Watteau school1891 Watteau back1899 collar-band1907 1621 R. Brathwait Times Curtaine Drawne sig. D4 About the May pole while she tripps, Downe fell her vnder-bodie from her hipps. 1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie 204 Her vnderbody falls from off her hips. b. U.S. dialect. A corset-cover; underwaist. Also, any undergarment for the body, esp. an under-bodice or under-shirt. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > article of under-garment1530 underbody1873 1873 in Mag. Albemarle County (Va.) Hist. (1963) XX. 57 She gave me some mighty pretty nansook to make an underbody. 1935 E. Glasgow Vein of Iron (1936) i. i. 12 She hoped the minister couldn't see the top of her red flannel underbody, which would poke up at the neck, though it was sewed to her petticoat. 2. The underside of an animal's body. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > belly bellyc1440 barrel1703 underpart1783 venterc1790 underbody1879 underline1886 1879 J. Burroughs Locusts & Wild Honey 128 A dog..will manœuvre round the porcupine till he..fastens on his quill~less underbody. 3. a. Nautical. The part of a ship's hull which is below the water-line. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] underbody1895 1895 Westm. Gaz. 6 Sept. 7/2 A coat of black composition..has been given to the underbody of Valkyrie. b. The under portion of the body of a vehicle. Frequently attributive, with reference to rust protection. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > underpart underbody1904 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > body or bodywork > under-body underbody1904 under-belly1960 1904 Daily Chron. 6 Sept. 6/7 The wagons..were lifted bodily at the end of a trace of chains, hooked to the under~body of the vehicle. 1956 Autocar 19 Oct. 596/1 Under-body sealing and sound-deadening compound. 1976 Sci. Amer. Feb. 77 (caption) Spot-welding robots..are used in assembling the underbodies of Chevrolet Novas, Pontiac Venturas and Buick Skylarks at the General Motors plant. 1976 Time 20 Dec. 56/2 (advt.) The entire underbody is sealed against the elements. 1977 R.A.F. News 8–21 June 5/3 (advt.) Like fitted front seat belts, full underbody seal and servo-assisted front disc brakes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1621 |
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