| 释义 |
ˈnail-headed, a.
[Cf. prec. and -ed2.]
Having a head like that of a nail; formed like a nail-head.
1801J. Hager Babylon. Inscr. 41 The nail-headed characters to be met with in Persia. Ibid. 43 An upright line with a nail-headed top. 1834Penny Cycl. II. 397/2 The Babylonian characters, on account of their rude shape, are often called nail-headed. 1842Gwilt Archit. 1007 Nail-headed Moulding..so called from being formed by a series of projections resembling the heads of nails or square knobs. 1936D. Gascoyne Man's Life is this Meat 19 In my hand lies the same whispering, nail-headed dude, ever imploring the benefice of a hippograph. 1948[see nail-head 1]. |