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单词 lennow
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lennowadj.

Forms: Also 1500s linnowe, 1600s lenow, 1800s dialect lennaow.
Etymology: Of obscure origin; the Lancashire dialect has lennock in the same sense (see Eng. Dial. Dict.).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlennow.
Obsolete exc. dialect.
Flabby, limp.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > flabby or flaccid
bloatc1300
quavya1398
lennow1528
fobbya1535
flaggya1565
limber1592
quaggy1611
flaccid1620
frothy1626
boggy1664
flabby1697
limp1706
loppy1855
limpsy1865
huffy1890
1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni (1535) 108 b Baynyng maketh the skynne linnowe or soupulle.
1589 R. Robinson Golden Mirrour sig. H.4 My lennow limnes grow dry & stiffe.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vi. xiii. 751 The branch falleth broad, lenow, and soft.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gavache, lennow, flaggie, limber.
1882 E. L. Chamberlain Gloss. W. Worcs. Words (at cited word) When I were young an' lennaow I'd a gambolled over that stile like one o'clock.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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