单词 | red-coated |
释义 | red-coated (once / 21412 pages) adj WORD FAMILY red-coated USAGE EXAMPLESOn the first Saturday in December, a Christmas parade and the Middleburg Hunt and Hounds Review bring out red-coated riders, floats and, of course, Santa. Washington Post(Oct 26, 2016) Presently a murmur arose as the first red-coated horsemen appeared on the opposite shore. Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond(1958) Occasionally, a red-coated Chelsea pensioner potters by, or a US Republican presidential candidate makes a pilgrimage to the place where her ashes are scattered. The Guardian(Feb 19, 2016) adj used of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coats Syn lobster-backed clad, clothed wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination |
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