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单词 weather-fend
释义

weather-fendv.

Brit. /ˈwɛðəfɛnd/, U.S. /ˈwɛðərˌfɛnd/
Etymology: < weather n.
transitive. To defend from the weather; to shelter. Also figurative.A Shakespearean word echoed by later writers.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > seek (refuge) [verb (transitive)] > shelter > shelter from weather
fence1577
shelter1590
weather-fenda1616
shade1845
weather-fencea1850
weather-guard1885
a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) v. i. 10 In the Line-groue which weather-fends your Cell. View more context for this quotation
1788 W. Crowe Lewesdon Hill 4 This friendly mount, that weather-fends My reed-roof'd cottage.
1800 W. Hazlitt in Morning Post 18 Mar. A young man,..sheltered and weather-fended from all the elements of experience.
1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ii. 71 A..penthouse,..framed..To weather-fend a little turf-built seat. View more context for this quotation
1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 45 We..Barked the white spruce to weatherfend the roof.

Derivatives

ˈweather-fending adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [adjective] > of the nature of a shelter > sheltering > from the weather
storm-proof1594
umbrellian1721
weather-fending1873
1873 J. Ruskin Crown Wild Olive App. 191 Finding its work prosper, the little medicinal and weather-fending company took vows on itself.
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