单词 | zigzaggery |
释义 | zigzaggeryn. Zigzag course or proceeding (literal and figurative). In first quot. with allusion to zigzag n. 3a. ΘΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > zig-zag zigzaggery1761 tack1788 zigzagging1827 Major-Mitchelling1900 zig1978 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > indirectness of course > moving in winding course winding1398 crankling1598 crangling1608 indenturinga1632 meandering1652 sinuation1653 serpentinga1684 zigzaggery1761 twisting1768 zigzagging1827 switchbacking1913 zigging1977 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. iii. 12 The transverse zig-zaggery of my father's approaches towards it [sc. his coat pocket]. 1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl III. ix. 238 One of those whimsical beings who hated the zig-zaggery of worldly wisdom. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Aug. 4 The zigzaggery of the English Foreign Office. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1761 |
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