单词 | whirled |
释义 | whirledadj. 1. [ < whirl n. + -ed suffix2. Compare Old English hwyrfled round.] = whorled adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > disposed in or forming (a) coil(s) twinedc1300 wounda1382 wreathenc1400 wrinkledc1403 wreathedc1425 whorlish1562 folded1570 writhen1584 upwound1590 entortilled1629 coiled1661 whirled1715 whirl-shaped1762 crinkum-crankum1766 convoluted1811 gyrated1822 rounded1845 vorticiform1849 looped1850 vorticose1870 convolute1874 gyrate1876 swirled1909 snake-spiral1922 1715 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 307 Shells, whirled and single. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) 823 Leaves expanding, a little bowed back at the ends; somewhat whirled. 1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 163 H[elix] epistylium... Imperforate, globosely conoid, close-whirled, aperture lamellate within, lip sharp. 2. [ < whirl v. + -ed suffix1.] Rotated rapidly, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > whirling > whirled whirled1874 1874 F. W. Farrar Silence & Voices of God iv. 76 Could we..judge rightly of the glorious sun in heaven if we only saw it glaring luridly through the whirled sands of the desert? 1895 G. Meredith Amazing Marriage II. xlv. 239 Lord Fleetwood's yet undocked old associates vowed he ‘smelt strong’ of the fumes of the whirled silver censer-balls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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