windsweptadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪn(d)swɛpt/, U.S.

/ˈwɪn(d)ˌswɛpt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: wind n.¹, swept adj.

Etymology: < wind n.¹ + swept adj., originally after ancient Greek ἠνεμόεις, (Doric) ἀνεμόεις.

1. Exposed to strong winds. Also: blown or swept by the wind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blown (upon) by wind

windyOE

yblowe1377

blown1552

wind-blown1593

weather-blown?1611

breezy1717

gusty1726

windswept1791

breeze-swept1872

blastful1883

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad viii, in Iliad & Odyssey I. 208 I hoped, this evening,..to have return'd To wind-swept Ilium [Gk. Ἴλιον ἠνεμόεσσαν].

1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. lxviii. 50 From Cellardyke to wind-swept Pittenweem.

1882 W. Allan After-toil Songs 15 Up on the wind-swept bridge the sea-beaten captain stood, Scanning the black rack's lour.

1943 Triumphs of Engin. 172/2 Working conditions..on the wind-swept, snow-covered mountain-side were intolerable.

2005 Canad. Geographic Jan. 52/1 They [sc. bison] are being pushed..into their new home, 1,200 hectares of rolling native grassland atop a high, windswept plateau.

2. Having a disordered or untidy appearance such as may be caused by exposure to a strong wind; designating such an appearance. Often spec. with reference to hair which has been styled to give it the appearance of having been blown by the wind (cf. windblown bob n. at wind n.¹ Compounds 2).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > in a specific style

Frenched1762

stivereda1855

roached1856

wisped1922

marcel-waved1923

windswept1931

picky1935

Jesus1938

upswept1938

swept-up1948

bouffant1955

headphone1965

scraped-back1970

1931 Derby Daily Tel. 6 June (Late Final ed.) 4/4 Here is a man with the blue of the seas in his eyes, and that curious ‘windswept’ look so unmistakable in deep-sea sailors.

1932 Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 9/5 Curls have ousted points of straight hair, and the old windswept hair is dead.

1934 Sydney Morning Herald 5 Apr. (Women's Suppl.) 5/1 (caption) She..has wrapped her slim figure..in a mole velvet knee-length coat with rather a windswept cut about it.

1940 R. Graves & A. Hodge Long Week-end xvi. 280 The ‘windswept’ coiffure came over from Paris in 1931... The hair was cut short, brushed forward with a swirling movement.

1995 H.-J. Rahlens Becky Bernstein goes Berlin (1997) 238 I ran my fingers through my hair for a natural, windswept look.

2011 Manch. Evening News (Nexis) 4 May 10 You can forgive former country starlet turned songstress-in-her-own-right Shelby Lynne for looking somewhat windswept as she takes to The Lowry stage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	windswept
释义	windsweptadj. Brit. /ˈwɪn(d)swɛpt/, U.S. /ˈwɪn(d)ˌswɛpt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: wind n.¹, swept adj. Etymology: < wind n.¹ + swept adj., originally after ancient Greek ἠνεμόεις, (Doric) ἀνεμόεις. 1. Exposed to strong winds. Also: blown or swept by the wind. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blown (upon) by wind windyOE yblowe1377 blown1552 wind-blown1593 weather-blown?1611 breezy1717 gusty1726 windswept1791 breeze-swept1872 blastful1883 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad viii, in Iliad & Odyssey I. 208 I hoped, this evening,..to have return'd To wind-swept Ilium [Gk. Ἴλιον ἠνεμόεσσαν]. 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. lxviii. 50 From Cellardyke to wind-swept Pittenweem. 1882 W. Allan After-toil Songs 15 Up on the wind-swept bridge the sea-beaten captain stood, Scanning the black rack's lour. 1943 Triumphs of Engin. 172/2 Working conditions..on the wind-swept, snow-covered mountain-side were intolerable. 2005 Canad. Geographic Jan. 52/1 They [sc. bison] are being pushed..into their new home, 1,200 hectares of rolling native grassland atop a high, windswept plateau. 2. Having a disordered or untidy appearance such as may be caused by exposure to a strong wind; designating such an appearance. Often spec. with reference to hair which has been styled to give it the appearance of having been blown by the wind (cf. windblown bob n. at wind n.¹ Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > in a specific style Frenched1762 stivereda1855 roached1856 wisped1922 marcel-waved1923 windswept1931 picky1935 Jesus1938 upswept1938 swept-up1948 bouffant1955 headphone1965 scraped-back1970 1931 Derby Daily Tel. 6 June (Late Final ed.) 4/4 Here is a man with the blue of the seas in his eyes, and that curious ‘windswept’ look so unmistakable in deep-sea sailors. 1932 Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 9/5 Curls have ousted points of straight hair, and the old windswept hair is dead. 1934 Sydney Morning Herald 5 Apr. (Women's Suppl.) 5/1 (caption) She..has wrapped her slim figure..in a mole velvet knee-length coat with rather a windswept cut about it. 1940 R. Graves & A. Hodge Long Week-end xvi. 280 The ‘windswept’ coiffure came over from Paris in 1931... The hair was cut short, brushed forward with a swirling movement. 1995 H.-J. Rahlens Becky Bernstein goes Berlin (1997) 238 I ran my fingers through my hair for a natural, windswept look. 2011 Manch. Evening News (Nexis) 4 May 10 You can forgive former country starlet turned songstress-in-her-own-right Shelby Lynne for looking somewhat windswept as she takes to The Lowry stage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1791
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