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单词 askanted
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askantedadj.

Brit. /əˈskantᵻd/, U.S. /əˈskæntəd/
Forms: 1500s eskanted, 1900s– askanted.
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: askance adv., -ed suffix2; askant adv., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) irregularly < askance adv. + -ed suffix2, with alteration of the first element perhaps after aslant adv. or asquint adv., or perhaps (ii) < askant adv. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ed suffix2.
rare.
Turned aside; sideways.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [adjective] > sideways
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1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions ii. vi. f. 139 Wyth eyes sullen, sterne, terrible, glauncing asyde and eskanted [L. oculis toruum intuentibus, & qui subinde in obliquum detorti].
1974 R. Tharaud in Epoch 24 39 I..mumble aloud getting askanted glances from people beside me.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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