| 单词 | dewlap |
| 释义 | dewlap[ doo-lap, dyoo- ] / ˈduˌlæp, ˈdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dewlap ON THESAURUS.COM nouna pendulous fold of skin under the throat of a bovine animal. any similar part in other animals, as the wattle of fowl or the inflatable loose skin under the throat of some lizards. Origin of dewlap1350–1400; Middle English dew(e)lappe, apparently dewedew + lappelap1; compare Danish dog-læp,Dutch (dial.) dauw-zwengel; literal sense is unclear OTHER WORDS FROM dewlapdewlapped, adjectiveWords nearby dewlapDewey, John, dewfall, Dewi, de Wint, De Witt, dewlap, DEW line, deworm, dew plant, dew point, dew-point spread Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dewlapBritish Dictionary definitions for dewlapdewlap / (ˈdjuːˌlæp) / nouna loose fold of skin hanging from beneath the throat in cattle, dogs, etc loose skin on an elderly person's throat Derived forms of dewlapdewlapped, adjectiveWord Origin for dewlapC14 dewlappe, from dew (probably changed by folk etymology from an earlier form of different meaning) + lap 1 (from Old English læppa hanging flap), perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish doglæp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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