单词 | apple head |
释义 | > as lemmasapple head apple head n. a small, rounded head or skull, esp. as seen in certain small breeds of dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > parts of > (parts of) head, neck and face race?1523 worm1530 rake1685 apple head1830 hackles1839 stop1867 butterfly nose1878 lay-back1894 1830 J. K. Paulding Politician in Chrons. City of Gotham 208 I found a queer, long-sided man, at least six feet high, with a little apple head. 1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog v. xx. 290 These small dogs usually have ‘apple-heads’. 1959 Observer 1 Feb. 11/3 ‘Apple’ heads (that is a thick, domed skull with snipey fore-face)..are particularly deplored [in toy poodles]. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 34/2 An apple head or apple skull is synonymous with a domed skull. < as lemmas |
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