单词 | cat-steps |
释义 | > as lemmascat-steps cat-steps n. (a) ‘the projections of the stones in the slanting part of a gable’ (Jamieson), crow-steps; (b) U.S. Geology (see quot.). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ledge or terrace > [noun] > series stairway1904 cat-steps1939 1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 399 He sought refuge on the top of his master's house, and, sidling up the cat-steps, disappeared with his prize. 1939 A. K. Lobeck Geomorphol. iii. 93 Small, backward-tilted terraces due to slumping, features which are sometimes called catsteps. < as lemmas |
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