legginessn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛɡɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlɛɡinᵻs/

Forms: 1800s– leggyness, 1900s– legginess.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leggy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < leggy adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being leggy (in various senses).

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of > state of having

legginess1832

duck's disease1925

1832 Spectator 8 Sept. 851/1 There is a tendency to legginess in the present race of blood-horses.

1881 Amer. Garden Apr. 8/1 On the inside of the Privet, however, some bushy shrubs should be planted, to cover a ‘legginess’ that is incident to the growth of this hedge-plant.

1893 Kennel Gaz. Aug. 213/3 She [sc. a bitch]..was much out of coat, which increased her legginess.

1946 Kew Bull. 1 59 It is not so stockproof as barberry and boxthorn and needs regular trimming to prevent legginess at the base.

1976 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 66 367 (caption) The steer's legginess and horns are attributable to his mother.

2003 Z. Packer Drinking Coffee Elsewhere 193 Modelling was out—she was not in the right race, much less the right blondness or legginess.

2014 Chico (Calif.) Enterprise-Record (Nexis) 24 July Cut back the branches in the fall to reduce legginess and to promote denser growth in the spring.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	legginess
释义	legginessn. Brit. /ˈlɛɡɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlɛɡinᵻs/ Forms: 1800s– leggyness, 1900s– legginess. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leggy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < leggy adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being leggy (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of > state of having legginess1832 duck's disease1925 1832 Spectator 8 Sept. 851/1 There is a tendency to legginess in the present race of blood-horses. 1881 Amer. Garden Apr. 8/1 On the inside of the Privet, however, some bushy shrubs should be planted, to cover a ‘legginess’ that is incident to the growth of this hedge-plant. 1893 Kennel Gaz. Aug. 213/3 She [sc. a bitch]..was much out of coat, which increased her legginess. 1946 Kew Bull. 1 59 It is not so stockproof as barberry and boxthorn and needs regular trimming to prevent legginess at the base. 1976 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 66 367 (caption) The steer's legginess and horns are attributable to his mother. 2003 Z. Packer Drinking Coffee Elsewhere 193 Modelling was out—she was not in the right race, much less the right blondness or legginess. 2014 Chico (Calif.) Enterprise-Record (Nexis) 24 July Cut back the branches in the fall to reduce legginess and to promote denser growth in the spring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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