often used as an admiring epithet for a ship: ‘Noble’, stately; now usually with mixture of sense A. 5 and some notion of personification.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > specific character or appearance (4) gallant1582 often used as an admiring epithet for a ship: ‘Noble’, stately; now usually with mixture of sense A. 5 and some notion of personification. saucy1811 With reference to a ship or boat. Smart, attractive. Cf. sense A. 10. rakish1824 Of a boat, or (in later use) a car, etc.: having a streamlined or sleek appearance, suggestive of speed. rakish-looking1830 = rakish, adj.2 |
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