单词 | in-footed |
释义 | > as lemmasin-footed (i) Parasynthetic adjectives formed from nouns referring to parts of the body, as in-bellied, in-elbowed, ineyed, in-footed, in-shouldered. See also in-kneed adj., in-toed adj. ΚΠ 1825 R. A. Armstrong Gaelic Dict. 147/2 Cràganach, an in-footed person; a splay-footed person. 1849 J. Millhouse New Eng.–Ital. Dict. I. Smilzo,..thin, spare, in bellied. 1865 D. Collins Horse-trainer's & Sportsman's Guide 11 If I were to choose between the out or in-elbowed racehorse, I should manifestly choose the latter as being the best adapted for racing. 1865 Trans. Philol. Soc. 215 We say now, in a very expressive way, úteygr, outeyed, opposed to inneygr, ineyed. 1883 A. Smith in R. Burns Wks. II. Glossary 409 Hein-shinn'd, in-shinned. 1912 Bit & Spur Dec. 38/1 If we do not stick to the Bull Dog as a type we will have a lot of terrier bodies, dogs high on the legs, light of bone, flat of rib, in-shouldered, froggy-faced, and soft expression. < as lemmas |
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