| 释义 |
menseful, a. Sc. and north. dial.|ˈmɛnsfʊl|
[f. mense n. + -ful.]
Proper, decorous; neat, tidy; discreet.
1674Ray N.C. Words 32 Menseful: comely, graceful, crediting a man, York-sh. 1720Ramsay Wealth 119 Thus with attentive look mensfou they sit. 1816Scott Old Mort. vi, Put on your Raploch grey; it's a mair mensfu' and thrifty dress. 1822― Pirate xxiii, Menseful maiden ne'er should rise, Till the first beam tinge the skies. 1891A. J. Munby Vulgar Verses 191 ‘Bud, Gaffer’, said the menseful maid—. |