kneedadj.

Brit.

/niːd/, U.S.

/nid/

Etymology: < knee n., knee v. + -ed suffix¹.

a. Furnished with knees: chiefly in parasynthetic compounds, as broken-kneed, feeble-kneed, weak-kneed, knock-kneed adj.

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1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 186 That loose kneed, signifies lascivious, and baker kneed, effeminate.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 57 My Breeches..were..open knee'd.

1904 E. M. Forster in Independent Rev. Mar. 280 They are so weak-chested and anæmic and feeble-kneed.

b. Botany. Having joints like knees; bent like a knee; knee-jointed; geniculate. kneed grass, a name of Setaria verticillata.

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the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > relating to joint or node > having or not having joints

jointed1597

kneed1597

knee-jointed1776

inarticulated1830

polygonate1864

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > bristle-grass

kneed grass1597

knee-grass1706

pigeon grass1838

bristle-grass1841

pigeon millet1948

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 4 Slender bentie stalks, kneed or iointed like those of corne.

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 13 Kneed grasse hath straight and vpright strawie stalks.

1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 214 The branchlets..of the Oak [are] irregular, kneed, and spreading.

1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. VI. 57 Stem kneed at the joints.

c. Having an angle like a knee; also technical, Having a knee or knees (in senses 7, and 8 of the noun).

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the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] > turned or bent at an angle

kneed1775

doglegged1861

cranked1862

dogleg1865

off-set1926

1775 Lind in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 353 This cover and the kneed tube are connected together by a slip of brass.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 201 The same part of a rail may therefore be both ramped and knee'd.

1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 151 The gables are universally kneed; i.e. the lines of the gable..spread outwards in a larger angle towards the bottom.

†2. Having the knees bent, as in kneeling. (In quot. 1637 figurative.) Obsolete.

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the world > space > relative position > posture > action or act of kneeling > [adjective]

kneeling1587

kneed1637

genuflecting1872

1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione Ep. Ded. (1639) A ij b These lines, In which..shines Your worth, en-fired by my kneed quill.

3. Of trousers: Bulged at the knees.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [adjective] > trousers > types of

un-codpieced1580

canioned1607

braceless1859

bell-bottom1882

broad-beamed1883

kneed1887

bell-bottomed1891

fall-front1899

stagged1902

pegged1905

pedal pusher1912

pipestem1915

drainpipe1930

chino1943

anti-g1945

low-rise1948

cuffless1957

low-riding1958

hip-hugging1968

plus twos1977

1887 Trade testimonial If the trousers are kneed it has the effect of taking it out.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kneed
释义	kneedadj. Brit. /niːd/, U.S. /nid/ Etymology: < knee n., knee v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Furnished with knees: chiefly in parasynthetic compounds, as broken-kneed, feeble-kneed, weak-kneed, knock-kneed adj. ΚΠ 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 186 That loose kneed, signifies lascivious, and baker kneed, effeminate. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 57 My Breeches..were..open knee'd. 1904 E. M. Forster in Independent Rev. Mar. 280 They are so weak-chested and anæmic and feeble-kneed. b. Botany. Having joints like knees; bent like a knee; knee-jointed; geniculate. kneed grass, a name of Setaria verticillata. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > relating to joint or node > having or not having joints jointed1597 kneed1597 knee-jointed1776 inarticulated1830 polygonate1864 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > bristle-grass kneed grass1597 knee-grass1706 pigeon grass1838 bristle-grass1841 pigeon millet1948 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 4 Slender bentie stalks, kneed or iointed like those of corne. 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 13 Kneed grasse hath straight and vpright strawie stalks. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 214 The branchlets..of the Oak [are] irregular, kneed, and spreading. 1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. VI. 57 Stem kneed at the joints. c. Having an angle like a knee; also technical, Having a knee or knees (in senses 7, and 8 of the noun). ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] > turned or bent at an angle kneed1775 doglegged1861 cranked1862 dogleg1865 off-set1926 1775 Lind in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 353 This cover and the kneed tube are connected together by a slip of brass. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 201 The same part of a rail may therefore be both ramped and knee'd. 1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 151 The gables are universally kneed; i.e. the lines of the gable..spread outwards in a larger angle towards the bottom. †2. Having the knees bent, as in kneeling. (In quot. 1637 figurative.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or act of kneeling > [adjective] kneeling1587 kneed1637 genuflecting1872 1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione Ep. Ded. (1639) A ij b These lines, In which..shines Your worth, en-fired by my kneed quill. 3. Of trousers: Bulged at the knees. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [adjective] > trousers > types of un-codpieced1580 canioned1607 braceless1859 bell-bottom1882 broad-beamed1883 kneed1887 bell-bottomed1891 fall-front1899 stagged1902 pegged1905 pedal pusher1912 pipestem1915 drainpipe1930 chino1943 anti-g1945 low-rise1948 cuffless1957 low-riding1958 hip-hugging1968 plus twos1977 1887 Trade testimonial If the trousers are kneed it has the effect of taking it out. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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