four-handedadj.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːˈhandᵻd/,

/ˈfɔːˌhandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌfɔrˈhændəd/,

/ˈfɔrˌhændəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: four adj., handed adj.

Etymology: < four adj. + handed adj.With sense 1 compare earlier four-footed adj. and also quadrumanous adj. With sense 2 (especially with reference to card games) compare earlier two-handed adj. 2 and three-handed adj. at three adj. and n. Compounds 3a(b)(i). With use with reference to music compare German vierhändig (18th cent.) and also French à quatre mains, Italian a quattro mani, German zu vier Händen (all 18th cent. or earlier).

1. Having four feet which resemble the hands of a man; quadrumanous.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > four-footed > which resemble hands

four-handed1774

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 249 Animals of the monkey kind... From this general description of four-handed animals, we perceive what [etc.].

1833 Ld. Tennyson Poems 3 When, in the darkness over me, The fourhanded mole shall scrape.

1846 R. Owen Brit. Fossil Mammals 3 Arboreal Mammalia of the four-handed order.

2. Suitable for four persons. Also, rarely, of a piece of pianoforte music: Adapted for four hands (French à quatre mains), i.e. two players; a duet.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > [adjective] > suitable for 4 players

four-handed1824

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 217 If we could both have won—if it had been four-handed cribbage, and she my partner.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxix. 259 We'll make a four-handed game of it, and take in Groves.

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Mar. 5/2 Among those who are wedded to their first love of normal chess, the four-handed game does not gain much favour.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	four-handed
释义	four-handedadj. Brit. /ˌfɔːˈhandᵻd/, /ˈfɔːˌhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˌfɔrˈhændəd/, /ˈfɔrˌhændəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: four adj., handed adj. Etymology: < four adj. + handed adj.With sense 1 compare earlier four-footed adj. and also quadrumanous adj. With sense 2 (especially with reference to card games) compare earlier two-handed adj. 2 and three-handed adj. at three adj. and n. Compounds 3a(b)(i). With use with reference to music compare German vierhändig (18th cent.) and also French à quatre mains, Italian a quattro mani, German zu vier Händen (all 18th cent. or earlier). 1. Having four feet which resemble the hands of a man; quadrumanous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > four-footed > which resemble hands four-handed1774 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 249 Animals of the monkey kind... From this general description of four-handed animals, we perceive what [etc.]. 1833 Ld. Tennyson Poems 3 When, in the darkness over me, The fourhanded mole shall scrape. 1846 R. Owen Brit. Fossil Mammals 3 Arboreal Mammalia of the four-handed order. 2. Suitable for four persons. Also, rarely, of a piece of pianoforte music: Adapted for four hands (French à quatre mains), i.e. two players; a duet. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > [adjective] > suitable for 4 players four-handed1824 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 217 If we could both have won—if it had been four-handed cribbage, and she my partner. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxix. 259 We'll make a four-handed game of it, and take in Groves. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Mar. 5/2 Among those who are wedded to their first love of normal chess, the four-handed game does not gain much favour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1774
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