A size of paper produced by folding a printing sheet four times to form sixteen leaves; a page of this size, or a book composed of such pages; cf. se…
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| 释义 | the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing > thing small of its kind (9) decimo-sexto1594 A size of paper produced by folding a printing sheet four times to form sixteen leaves; a page of this size, or a book composed of such pages; cf. se… diminutive1609 A diminutive thing or person. A small variety or form of something; a ‘miniature’. toy1665 Something small, flimsy, or inferior compared to others of its kind (often with allusion to sense 7a). Frequently in a toy of a ——. a shrimp of aa1774 a shrimp of a —: a diminutive, a very minute or tiny —. bantam1787 figurative in reference to small size or ‘cockiness’. pygmy1838 Something that is very small of its kind. yarkera1842 Chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern), and U.S. regional. Something which is a small example of its kind; esp. a child. baby1847 A comparatively small thing of its kind. Cf. sense B. smidgen1952 A very small person or thing. Chiefly in a smidgen of a —— and variants: a very small (insignificant) example of a person or thing. |
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