单词 | finger-fed |
释义 | > as lemmasfinger-fed finger-fed adj. Scottish (now rare) (of a person) pampered, cosseted; cared for in an overindulgent manner. ΚΠ 1499 Contempl. Synners (de Worde) sig. Gi Thynke on thy fleshe which now is fynger fedde. a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1849) VIII. 631 The ministers..were well fingerfedd in other men's houses, howbeit they had sufficient to maintaine them at home. a1708 T. Ward England's Reformation (1716) iv. 362 She's fat, she's fair, she's finger-fed, Her Paunches down do hing. 1897 ‘L. Keith’ My Bonnie Lady v A young lady like you, finger-fed and gently reared. 1933 N. B. Morrison Gowk Storm 195 She was what Nannie would call ‘finger-fed’—quite unfitted for the wear and tear of daily life. < as lemmas |
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