单词 | wind-cutter |
释义 | wind-cuttern. One who or that which cuts the wind, in various senses. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [noun] > person jettera1400 flirdom?a1500 facerc1500 termagant1508 rutterkina1529 bellomy1535 bystour1535 roister1549 swash1549 rush-buckler1551 roisterkin1553 swashbuckler1560 dash-buckler1567 swinge-buckler?1577 whiffler1581 huff-snuff1582 swish-swash1582 fixnet1583 swag1588 swasher?1589 kill-cow1590 roister-doister1592 dagger1597 flaunting Fabian1598 tisty-tosty1598 huff-cap1600 swaggerer1600 burgullian1601 huff-muff1602 tear-cat1606 blusterer1609 wag-feather1611 wind-cutter1611 bilbo-lorda1625 tearer1633 cacafuegoa1640 bravado1643 Hector1655 scaramouch1662 swashado1663 huffer1664 bluster-mastera1670 Drawcansir1672 bully huff1673 huff1674 belswagger1680 valienton1681 blunderbuss1685 Draw can bully1698 bouncer1764 Bobadil1771 bounce1819 pistol1828 sacripant1829 hufty1847 bucko1883 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Taille-vent, a wind-cutter; an idle, or fond swaggerer. 2. slang. A broad-brimmed hat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > with a brim > broad-brimmed umbrel1688 umbrellaa1803 wind-cuttera1834 broad-brim1855 broad-brimmer1860 sundown1870 a1834 R. Surtees in J. Raine Taylor's Mem. R. Surtees (1852) 250 The ghost of a prebendary would be nothing without a wind-cutter and rose. 1886 E. Dowden Life Shelley I. i. 21 His face..surmounted by the venerable ‘wind-cutter’, or cocked-hat. Thesaurus » Categories » 3. The lip of an organ pipe, against which the wind strikes so as to make it sound (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1875). 4. gen. A mechanism or design which cuts the wind. Also attributive. ΚΠ 1894 Daily News 5 Mar. 5/3 These engines..are called wind-cutters, the fore-part, including the funnel, presenting a sharp blade like the stem of a ship. 1901 Engineer 26 Apr. 432/1 This [cab of an engine] is very spacious and convenient, well lighted, and has a wind-cutter, prow-shaped front. Derivatives wind-cutting adj. ΚΠ 1907 Daily Chron. 21 Nov. 7/4 It [sc. a hat] is designed with wind-cutting peak and detachable dust protection. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1611 |
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