life-sizedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪfˈsʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪfˈˌsaɪzd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: life n., sized adj.¹

Etymology: < life n. + sized adj.¹, after life-size n. Compare earlier life-size adj.

= life-size adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [adjective] > qualities of

natural1581

well-observed1620

exact1645

well-treated1663

nature-painting1748

idealized1810

life-size1813

life-sized1834

lifelike1836

likely1840

realistic1943

1834 M. Boddington Slight Reminisc. Rhine I. i. 19 Passed through Hal rapidly, but caught a glance of a life-sized figure of our Saviour.

1879 C. E. Clement & L. Hutton Artists 19th Cent. I. 26 ‘The Birds of America’..was completed in 1839.., containing 448 plates, life-sized and colored.

1929 Travel Jan. 8/1 The features of the Toltec head, carved in stone, life-sized, suggest a Mongol influence.

1969 Harper's Mag. Feb. 106 Stuffed life-sized dolls drop to the floor of the stage.

2004 D. Dalton Rough Guide Philippines 222 Every Easter Bantayan holds solemn processions of decorated religious carozzas (carriages), each containing a life-sized statue representing the Passion and death of Jesus Christ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	life-sized
释义	life-sizedadj. Brit. /ˌlʌɪfˈsʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪfˈˌsaɪzd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: life n., sized adj.¹ Etymology: < life n. + sized adj.¹, after life-size n. Compare earlier life-size adj. = life-size adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [adjective] > qualities of natural1581 well-observed1620 exact1645 well-treated1663 nature-painting1748 idealized1810 life-size1813 life-sized1834 lifelike1836 likely1840 realistic1943 1834 M. Boddington Slight Reminisc. Rhine I. i. 19 Passed through Hal rapidly, but caught a glance of a life-sized figure of our Saviour. 1879 C. E. Clement & L. Hutton Artists 19th Cent. I. 26 ‘The Birds of America’..was completed in 1839.., containing 448 plates, life-sized and colored. 1929 Travel Jan. 8/1 The features of the Toltec head, carved in stone, life-sized, suggest a Mongol influence. 1969 Harper's Mag. Feb. 106 Stuffed life-sized dolls drop to the floor of the stage. 2004 D. Dalton Rough Guide Philippines 222 Every Easter Bantayan holds solemn processions of decorated religious carozzas (carriages), each containing a life-sized statue representing the Passion and death of Jesus Christ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1834
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