| 单词 | english setter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEnglish setter English setter n. a breed of gun dog with a long silky coat, typically white with patches of black or other colour; a dog of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > setter > varieties of English setter1790 red setter1830 Gordon setter1865 Irish setter1866 Belton1872 Laverack setter1878 1790 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Gen. Hist. Quadrupeds 313 The English Setter is a hardy, active, handsome Dog. 1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Dog i. iv. 95 The English setter imitated the pointer; but whether it was effected by crossing with that dog is difficult to say. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 378/1 The English setter should have a silky coat with the hair waved but not curly; the legs and toes should be hairy, and the tail should have a bushy fringe. 2002 J. Eugenides Middlesex iv. 454 I saw the black-and-white markings of an English setter. < as lemmas |
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