flea-biten.

Brit.

/ˈfliːbʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈfliˌbaɪt/

Etymology: < flea n. + bite n.

1. The bite of a flea; the red spot caused by it.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > stings or bites

stingc900

stinging1398

biting1527

flea-bite1570

flea-biting1598

bite1736

bug bite1739

snip1767

stangc1800

myiasis1839

snake-bite1839

tooth-wound1899

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Miii^v/2 A Fleabit, morsus culicis.

1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 254 The small pox..begin to appear... At first they very nearly resemble flea-bites.

1801 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 378 I am used to flea-bites, and never scratch a pimple to a sore.

1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon (at cited word) Flea-bites have been mistaken for..the rash of typhoid, and other appearances.

2. figurative. Anything that causes only slight pain; a trifling inconvenience or discomfort; a hurt, loss, accident, etc. of very small consequence or importance; a mere trifle. (Cf. flea-biting n. 2.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [noun] > minor

flea-biting1553

flea-bite1577

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > a disadvantage > minor

flea-biting1553

flea-bite1577

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of

venialc1380

nutshalea1393

nutshella1400

flea-biting1553

flea-bite1577

nothing1577

epitomea1593

quilicoma1644

ephemera1751

pinprick1853

bibelot1873

piffle1884

peanut1910

popcorn1964

trivia1968

factoid1982

c1440 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (1494) i. xxxviii The felynge of thyse temptacions fyleth the soule nomore than yf they herde an hounde berke, or a flee byte.]

1577 N. Breton Floorish vpon Fancie sig. Fiij^v When all these pangues are but Flea bytes to myne.

1630 J. Taylor Water-cormorant sig. D2 If they doe lose by Pirates, tempests, rocks, Tis but a Flea bite to their wealthy stocks.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) i. 2 The greatest bodily sicknesses were but Flea-bites to those Scorpions.

1779 G. Keate Sketches from Nature I. 64 The labours of Hercules were a flea-bite to it.

1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon I. vii. 169 The money was a mere flea-bite, a miserable fifty.

3. A small reddish spot on a horse or dog, resembling the mark made by the bite of a flea. Cf. flea-bitten adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > defined by colour > markings

flea-biting1598

flea-bite1681

tick spot1704

point1873

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > colour or marking > [noun] > mark or streak > reddish spot

flea-biting1598

meanela1637

flea-bite1681

1681 London Gaz. No. 1608/4 A middle-size White Spaniel Dog..with two reddish Ears full of little Fleabits.

1690 London Gaz. No. 2571/4 A dapple-grey Mare..with red Flea-bites about her Head and Neck.

4. attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial

eathlyc890

lighteOE

littleOE

small?c1225

singlec1449

easy1474

triflous1509

naughty1526

slender1530

slight1548

shrimpish1549

slipper1567

truanta1572

toyous1581

trivious1583

mean1585

silly1587

nicea1594

puny?1594

puisne1598

pusill1599

whindling1601

sapless1602

non-significant1603

poor1603

unsignificant1603

flea-bite1605

perishing1605

lank1607

weightless1610

fonda1616

penny farthing1615

triviala1616

unweighty1621

transitory1637

twattling1651

inconsiderate1655

unserious1655

nugal1656

small drink1656

slighty1662

minute1668

paddling1679

snitling1682

retail1697

Lilliputian1726

vain1731

rattletrap1760

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

underling1804

venial1806

lightweight1809

floccinaucical1826

small-bore1833

minified1837

trantlum1838

piffling1848

tea-tabular1855

potty1860

whipping-snapping1861

tea-gardeny1862

quiddling1863

twaddling1863

fidgeting1865

penny ante1865

feather-weighted1870

jerkwater1877

midget1879

mimsy1880

shirttail1881

two-by-four1885

footle1894

skittery1905

footery1929

Mickey Mouse1931

chickenshit1934

minoritized1945

marginal1952

marginalized1961

tea-party1961

little league1962

marginalizing1977

minnowy1991

1605 N. Breton Honour of Valour xiii. 5 in Wks. (1966) I When mortal wounds doe shew but flea-bite smarts.

Derivatives

flea-bite v. transitive. ‘To cover with bites of fleas’ (Hyde Clarke 1855).

flea-biter n. one who bites like a flea; in quot. 1629 figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > cause of irritation > one who or that which irritates

fly?c1225

terrer1382

prickc1384

taryerc1440

stub1531

provokera1542

a mote in the eye1546

annoying1566

nettler1611

gadfly1622

flea-biter1629

exasperator1632

badgerer?1791

irritator1855

needler1874

nagger1881

holy terror1883

knob1920

jerkface1942

needle artist1982

d-bag1984

knob-end1989

hater1996

1629 J. Gaule Distractions 324 Wearish Wretch; so like a Flea-biter hee lookes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flea-bite
释义	flea-biten. Brit. /ˈfliːbʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈfliˌbaɪt/ Etymology: < flea n. + bite n. 1. The bite of a flea; the red spot caused by it. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > wound > stings or bites stingc900 stinging1398 biting1527 flea-bite1570 flea-biting1598 bite1736 bug bite1739 snip1767 stangc1800 myiasis1839 snake-bite1839 tooth-wound1899 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Miii^v/2 A Fleabit, morsus culicis. 1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 254 The small pox..begin to appear... At first they very nearly resemble flea-bites. 1801 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 378 I am used to flea-bites, and never scratch a pimple to a sore. 1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon (at cited word) Flea-bites have been mistaken for..the rash of typhoid, and other appearances. 2. figurative. Anything that causes only slight pain; a trifling inconvenience or discomfort; a hurt, loss, accident, etc. of very small consequence or importance; a mere trifle. (Cf. flea-biting n. 2.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [noun] > minor flea-biting1553 flea-bite1577 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > a disadvantage > minor flea-biting1553 flea-bite1577 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of venialc1380 nutshalea1393 nutshella1400 flea-biting1553 flea-bite1577 nothing1577 epitomea1593 quilicoma1644 ephemera1751 pinprick1853 bibelot1873 piffle1884 peanut1910 popcorn1964 trivia1968 factoid1982 c1440 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (1494) i. xxxviii The felynge of thyse temptacions fyleth the soule nomore than yf they herde an hounde berke, or a flee byte.] 1577 N. Breton Floorish vpon Fancie sig. Fiij^v When all these pangues are but Flea bytes to myne. 1630 J. Taylor Water-cormorant sig. D2 If they doe lose by Pirates, tempests, rocks, Tis but a Flea bite to their wealthy stocks. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) i. 2 The greatest bodily sicknesses were but Flea-bites to those Scorpions. 1779 G. Keate Sketches from Nature I. 64 The labours of Hercules were a flea-bite to it. 1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon I. vii. 169 The money was a mere flea-bite, a miserable fifty. 3. A small reddish spot on a horse or dog, resembling the mark made by the bite of a flea. Cf. flea-bitten adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > defined by colour > markings flea-biting1598 flea-bite1681 tick spot1704 point1873 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > colour or marking > [noun] > mark or streak > reddish spot flea-biting1598 meanela1637 flea-bite1681 1681 London Gaz. No. 1608/4 A middle-size White Spaniel Dog..with two reddish Ears full of little Fleabits. 1690 London Gaz. No. 2571/4 A dapple-grey Mare..with red Flea-bites about her Head and Neck. 4. attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial eathlyc890 lighteOE littleOE small?c1225 singlec1449 easy1474 triflous1509 naughty1526 slender1530 slight1548 shrimpish1549 slipper1567 truanta1572 toyous1581 trivious1583 mean1585 silly1587 nicea1594 puny?1594 puisne1598 pusill1599 whindling1601 sapless1602 non-significant1603 poor1603 unsignificant1603 flea-bite1605 perishing1605 lank1607 weightless1610 fonda1616 penny farthing1615 triviala1616 unweighty1621 transitory1637 twattling1651 inconsiderate1655 unserious1655 nugal1656 small drink1656 slighty1662 minute1668 paddling1679 snitling1682 retail1697 Lilliputian1726 vain1731 rattletrap1760 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 underling1804 venial1806 lightweight1809 floccinaucical1826 small-bore1833 minified1837 trantlum1838 piffling1848 tea-tabular1855 potty1860 whipping-snapping1861 tea-gardeny1862 quiddling1863 twaddling1863 fidgeting1865 penny ante1865 feather-weighted1870 jerkwater1877 midget1879 mimsy1880 shirttail1881 two-by-four1885 footle1894 skittery1905 footery1929 Mickey Mouse1931 chickenshit1934 minoritized1945 marginal1952 marginalized1961 tea-party1961 little league1962 marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 1605 N. Breton Honour of Valour xiii. 5 in Wks. (1966) I When mortal wounds doe shew but flea-bite smarts. Derivatives flea-bite v. transitive. ‘To cover with bites of fleas’ (Hyde Clarke 1855). flea-biter n. one who bites like a flea; in quot. 1629 figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > cause of irritation > one who or that which irritates fly?c1225 terrer1382 prickc1384 taryerc1440 stub1531 provokera1542 a mote in the eye1546 annoying1566 nettler1611 gadfly1622 flea-biter1629 exasperator1632 badgerer?1791 irritator1855 needler1874 nagger1881 holy terror1883 knob1920 jerkface1942 needle artist1982 d-bag1984 knob-end1989 hater1996 1629 J. Gaule Distractions 324 Wearish Wretch; so like a Flea-biter hee lookes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1570
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