white-wingedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪtˈwɪŋd/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪtˈwɪŋd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., winged adj.¹

Etymology: < white adj. + winged adj.¹ With later use, compare scientific Latin albipennis (from 1783 as a specific name), and also scientific Latin leucopterus (from 1788 as a specific name) and its etymon ancient Greek λευκόπτερος.

Having wings that are white or conspicuously marked with white. Frequently in names of birds. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > streaked or marked with white > having white wings

white-winged1581

1581 J. Maplet Diall Destiny f. 48 The Griffon..is blacke on hys backe, purple coloured on his forepart, and white winged.

1594 1st Pt. Raigne Selimus K 1 White-wing'd victorie sits on our swordes.

1633 T. May Reigne Henry II vi. sig. k5 White-winged Concord come from heaven above.

1728 J. Thomson Spring 35 Around the Head Of Traveller, the white-wing'd Plover wheels Her sounding Flight.

1757 J. Dyer Fleece i. 12 White-winged snow, and cloud, and pearly rain.

1821 T. Campbell Lover to Mistr. 1 If any white-winged power above My joys and griefs survey.

1921 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music (rev. ed.) 280 The nuptial song of the White-winged Crossbill is reported as far sweeter and more melodious.

1958 C. A. Naether Bk. of Pigeon (ed. 4) viii. 234 The White-Winged Dove has often been bred in captivity.

2012 Birdwatch Apr. 36/1 There were no early indications..that this would be anything more than a typical winter for white-winged gull sightings.

Compounds

white-winged scoter n. a large migratory scoter with a conspicuous patch of white on the wing, Melanitta deglandi, breeding in northern North America and Siberia. Melanitta deglandi is now often regarded as a subspecies of the velvet scoter, M. fusca, which breeds in northern Europe and Asia, and for which the name white-winged scoter is also sometimes used.

ΚΠ

1886 J. A. Allen in Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1 232 Oidemia deglandi. White-winged Scoter.—Common winter visitant. More common than the last or next.

1938 Life 7 Nov. 28 Because the White-winged Scoter seldom deviates from straight flight, he makes easy wing shooting.

2004 Smithsonian Apr. 35/2 There's a white-winged scoter at Sunset Beach that's a gimme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-winged
释义	white-wingedadj. Brit. /ˌwʌɪtˈwɪŋd/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪtˈwɪŋd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., winged adj.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + winged adj.¹ With later use, compare scientific Latin albipennis (from 1783 as a specific name), and also scientific Latin leucopterus (from 1788 as a specific name) and its etymon ancient Greek λευκόπτερος. Having wings that are white or conspicuously marked with white. Frequently in names of birds. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > streaked or marked with white > having white wings white-winged1581 1581 J. Maplet Diall Destiny f. 48 The Griffon..is blacke on hys backe, purple coloured on his forepart, and white winged. 1594 1st Pt. Raigne Selimus K 1 White-wing'd victorie sits on our swordes. 1633 T. May Reigne Henry II vi. sig. k5 White-winged Concord come from heaven above. 1728 J. Thomson Spring 35 Around the Head Of Traveller, the white-wing'd Plover wheels Her sounding Flight. 1757 J. Dyer Fleece i. 12 White-winged snow, and cloud, and pearly rain. 1821 T. Campbell Lover to Mistr. 1 If any white-winged power above My joys and griefs survey. 1921 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music (rev. ed.) 280 The nuptial song of the White-winged Crossbill is reported as far sweeter and more melodious. 1958 C. A. Naether Bk. of Pigeon (ed. 4) viii. 234 The White-Winged Dove has often been bred in captivity. 2012 Birdwatch Apr. 36/1 There were no early indications..that this would be anything more than a typical winter for white-winged gull sightings. Compounds white-winged scoter n. a large migratory scoter with a conspicuous patch of white on the wing, Melanitta deglandi, breeding in northern North America and Siberia. Melanitta deglandi is now often regarded as a subspecies of the velvet scoter, M. fusca, which breeds in northern Europe and Asia, and for which the name white-winged scoter is also sometimes used. ΚΠ 1886 J. A. Allen in Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1 232 Oidemia deglandi. White-winged Scoter.—Common winter visitant. More common than the last or next. 1938 Life 7 Nov. 28 Because the White-winged Scoter seldom deviates from straight flight, he makes easy wing shooting. 2004 Smithsonian Apr. 35/2 There's a white-winged scoter at Sunset Beach that's a gimme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1581
随便看	algia algic algic acid algicidal algicide algicides algid algidder algiddest algider algidest algidities algidity algidness algific algifical algin alginate alginates alginic alginic acid algins algist algivore algivorous