| 单词 | frosty-faced |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrosty-faced b. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as frosty-faced, frosty-natured, frosty-spirited, etc. ΚΠ 1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. i. v. sig. Ciiv I saw a frosty bearded scholemaster instructing of four lusty young men erewhyle as we came in. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. iv. 19 What a frosty spirited rogue is this? View more context for this quotation 1618 Owles Almanacke 56 Men are so frosty natur'd. 1784 J. Abercrombie Propagation & Bot. Arrangem. Plants & Trees II. 611 Pruinose, or Frosty-leaved Crassula. 1844 New Mirror 20 Jan. 249/2 A spider-like milk-wagon..making the street echo with its quick sharp rattle, as its frosty-whiskered driver went his morning rounds. 1870 All Year Round 1 Jan. 109/2 The male portion of the party had put up their horses and came blowing and frosty-breathed within doors. 1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay xvii. 213 I get into a rapabutt with a frosty-tongued cop. 1994 P. Baker Blood Posse vi. 77 A press of people forty deep led to an untidy desk where a frosty-faced nurse took down complaints. < as lemmas |
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