| 单词 | guard hair |
| 释义 | > as lemmasguard hair guard hair n. = overhair n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > (types of) fur furc1430 overhair1874 underfur1895 guard hair1913 1913 J. W. Jones Fur-farming in Canada iv. 96 Mammals which have a short, fine, soft coat of fur through which grows hair, usually of greater length, variously called overfur, water~fur, guard-hair, are known as fur-bearers. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 9 Oct. 19/4 The fur of the muskrat..is very much like the beaver's fur..having two kinds—the long, coarse guard hairs and the soft undercoat. 1930 M. de la Roche Finch's Fortune xxiii. 303 It was growing into a rugged animal of good girth, the glossy black of its pelt shading to blue-black, the silver bands on the guard hairs bright as polished metal. 1966 Times 25 Apr. 13/1 Simulated..furs..now..have..‘guard-hair’. < as lemmas |
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