long-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌlɔŋˈhɛdəd/,

/ˌlɑŋˈhɛdəd/

Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and headed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, headed adj.

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + headed adj. In sense 2b originally rendering classical Latin macrocephalus macrocephalus n.; compare dolichocephalic adj.

†1. Having or wearing long hair; long-haired. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. i. f. 25 The people of Argos shauing their heads... On the other side the Lacedaemonians decreed from that tyme forward to goe long headed contrary to their former vse & custome.

2. Having a long head.

a. Of a plant, insect, anatomical part, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > head or heart > [adjective] > having a head or top > of particular type

spring-headed1590

long-headed1600

round-headed1600

woolly-headed1650

smooth-headed1752

open-headed1887

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xxi. 227 Leekes, as well those that are long headed as those that are round [Fr. Porreaux tant longs que testus], do not require so rich and fat a ground.

1710 W. Salmon Botanologia II. dlxxiv. 899/2 The short or round Headed one has a Flower of a more Elegant color, but is not found so plentifully as the other long Headed one.

1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants ii. 24 I experimented on both the oval and long-headed glands.

1930 E. A. Back & R. T. Cotton Stored-grain Pests (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1260) (rev. ed.) 34 The long-headed flour beetle, Latheticus oryzae Waterh., is a slender, flattened beetle.

2007 D. Chapman Wild about Cornwall vi. 40/1 The long-headed poppy has a similar-shaped flower, though it is smaller and more orange.

b. Of a person: dolichocephalic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types

short-headed1802

beloid1833

microcephalous1840

platycephalous1846

long-skulled1847

round-headed1847

brachycephalic1849

dolichocephalic1849

acrocephalic1855

megacephalous1857

microcephalic1857

cymbocephalic1861

macrocephalous1861

platycephalic1861

macrocephalic1863

phaenozygous1863

dolichocephalous1864

homoeocephalic1866

mecistocephalic1866

mecocephalic1866

mesocephalic1866

orthocephalic1866

stenocephalic1866

cryptozygous1867

megalocephalic1868

aphanozygous1871

brachycephalous1872

orthocephalous1872

mesaticephalic1873

plagiocephalic1873

plagiocephalic1874

mesaticephalous1876

mesorrhine1877

platyrrhine1877

cylindro-cephalic1878

eurycephalic1878

hypsistenocephalic1878

megaseme1878

mesoseme1878

microseme1878

oxycephalic1878

oxyklinocephalic1878

platybasic1878

pyrgocephalic1878

tapinocephalic1878

megacephalic1879

hypsiconchous1885

mesoconchous1885

chamaeprosopic1886

leptocephalic1886

mesorrhinian1887

long-headed1888

tectocephalic1888

mecistocephalous1890

megalocephalous1890

plagiocephalous1890

mesocephal1891

stegoid1894

brachycranial1902

chamaecephalic1902

chamaeconchic1902

chamaecranial1902

macrocranial1902

platycranial1902

stenocranial1904

mesoconch1905

mesoconchic1909

hypsiconch1920

Lapponoid1939

hypsiconchic1960

1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick ii. xviii. 51 Why should not also long-headed fathers generate long-headed children [L. Quid prohiberet, vt non ex macrocephalis macrocephali gignerentur]?

1737 S. Stone Compl. Pract. Midwifery xlii. 152 It was a prodigious long-headed child, and her first, and was in every way large.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 11/2 The men, who are wont to claim superior business cunning, are literally more long-headed (‘dolichocephalic’).

1890 T. H. Huxley in 19th Cent. Nov. 757 People who are as regularly broad-headed as the Swedes and Germans are long-headed.

1900 Daily News 31 July 6/5 The long-headed Neolithic man.

1939 C. S. Coon Races of Europe iv. 83 By Mediterranean, in the skeletal sense alone, we mean the wide family of closely knit racial types which are long headed, orthognathous, mesorrhine or leptorrhine.

2002 New Scientist 23 Feb. 35/1 Broca also championed the ‘cephalic index’..which, he claimed, showed that long-headed ‘Nordics’ and ‘Aryans’ were physically, culturally and mentally superior to short-headed peoples such as the Finns and Basques.

3. That has or shows great foresight or judgement; discerning, shrewd; intelligent, thoughtful. Frequently Scottish and Irish English in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]

sharpc888

yepec1000

spacka1200

yare-witelc1275

fellc1300

yap13..

seeinga1382

far-castinga1387

sightya1400

perceivinga1425

snellc1425

politic?a1439

quickc1449

pregnant?a1475

pert1484

quick-wittedc1525

apt1535

intelligentc1540

queemc1540

ready-witted1576

political1577

of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579

conceited1583

perspicuous1584

sharp-witteda1586

shrewd1589

inseeing1590

conceived1596

acute1598

pregnate1598

agile1599

nimble-headed1601

insighted1602

nimble1604

nimble-witted1604

penetrant1605

penetrating1606

spraga1616

acuminous1619

discoursing1625

smart1639

penetrativea1641

sagacious1650

nasute1653

acuminate1654

blunt-sharpa1661

long-headed1665

smoky1688

rapid1693

keen1704

gash1706

snack1710

cute1731

mobile1778

wide awake1785

acuminated1786

quick-minded1789

kicky1790

snap1790

downy1803

snacky1806

unbaffleable1827

varmint1829

needle-sharp1836

nimble-brained1836

incisivea1850

spry1849

fast1850

snappy1871

hard-boiled1884

on the spot1903

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight

foreknowingc1374

fore-wisec1540

(a person) of a far fetch1574

forecastful1576

foresightfula1586

prescientc1599

far-sighted1641

prescious1642

foresighted1660

long-headed1665

prescientiala1699

long-sighted1701

prevoyant1785

precognizant1840

telescopic1856

far-thinking1937

precognitive1974

1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. xlix. 435 A stratagem invented by some long-headed Politician.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Long-headed, wise, of great reach and foresight.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 52. ⁋3 Being a long-headed Gentlewoman, I am apt to imagine she has some further Design than you have yet penetrated.

1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Long-headed, cunning, subtle, wise, artful.

1797 J. Woodforde Diary 21 Aug. (1931) V. 63 Betty's Father here again—a cunning long-headed man.

1815 F. Burney Jrnl. in Jrnls & Lett. (1980) VIII. 393 Madame..was a woman that the Scotch would call long-headed.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lxvii. 178 Men of the world, long-headed customers, knowing dogs.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xvi. 183 Ye're a lang-heided chield when ye like.

1929 E. Reeves Lindbergh flies On! xi. 224 He was being long headed enough to understand that airplane and engine factories..would become an arm of defense, if needed.

1992 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 19 Sept. (Farm Jrnl. section) 2/6 Mr Major desperately needs a few ‘lang-heided billies’ to help him pull the British economy round.

2012 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 17 May 12 Long headed purchase directors are also considering the possibilities of difficulties being encountered through Suez.

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

单词	long-headed
释义	long-headedadj. Brit. /ˌlɒŋˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌlɔŋˈhɛdəd/, /ˌlɑŋˈhɛdəd/ Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and headed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, headed adj. Etymology: < long adj.¹ + headed adj. In sense 2b originally rendering classical Latin macrocephalus macrocephalus n.; compare dolichocephalic adj. †1. Having or wearing long hair; long-haired. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. i. f. 25 The people of Argos shauing their heads... On the other side the Lacedaemonians decreed from that tyme forward to goe long headed contrary to their former vse & custome. 2. Having a long head. a. Of a plant, insect, anatomical part, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > head or heart > [adjective] > having a head or top > of particular type spring-headed1590 long-headed1600 round-headed1600 woolly-headed1650 smooth-headed1752 open-headed1887 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xxi. 227 Leekes, as well those that are long headed as those that are round [Fr. Porreaux tant longs que testus], do not require so rich and fat a ground. 1710 W. Salmon Botanologia II. dlxxiv. 899/2 The short or round Headed one has a Flower of a more Elegant color, but is not found so plentifully as the other long Headed one. 1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants ii. 24 I experimented on both the oval and long-headed glands. 1930 E. A. Back & R. T. Cotton Stored-grain Pests (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1260) (rev. ed.) 34 The long-headed flour beetle, Latheticus oryzae Waterh., is a slender, flattened beetle. 2007 D. Chapman Wild about Cornwall vi. 40/1 The long-headed poppy has a similar-shaped flower, though it is smaller and more orange. b. Of a person: dolichocephalic. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types short-headed1802 beloid1833 microcephalous1840 platycephalous1846 long-skulled1847 round-headed1847 brachycephalic1849 dolichocephalic1849 acrocephalic1855 megacephalous1857 microcephalic1857 cymbocephalic1861 macrocephalous1861 platycephalic1861 macrocephalic1863 phaenozygous1863 dolichocephalous1864 homoeocephalic1866 mecistocephalic1866 mecocephalic1866 mesocephalic1866 orthocephalic1866 stenocephalic1866 cryptozygous1867 megalocephalic1868 aphanozygous1871 brachycephalous1872 orthocephalous1872 mesaticephalic1873 plagiocephalic1873 plagiocephalic1874 mesaticephalous1876 mesorrhine1877 platyrrhine1877 cylindro-cephalic1878 eurycephalic1878 hypsistenocephalic1878 megaseme1878 mesoseme1878 microseme1878 oxycephalic1878 oxyklinocephalic1878 platybasic1878 pyrgocephalic1878 tapinocephalic1878 megacephalic1879 hypsiconchous1885 mesoconchous1885 chamaeprosopic1886 leptocephalic1886 mesorrhinian1887 long-headed1888 tectocephalic1888 mecistocephalous1890 megalocephalous1890 plagiocephalous1890 mesocephal1891 stegoid1894 brachycranial1902 chamaecephalic1902 chamaeconchic1902 chamaecranial1902 macrocranial1902 platycranial1902 stenocranial1904 mesoconch1905 mesoconchic1909 hypsiconch1920 Lapponoid1939 hypsiconchic1960 1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick ii. xviii. 51 Why should not also long-headed fathers generate long-headed children [L. Quid prohiberet, vt non ex macrocephalis macrocephali gignerentur]? 1737 S. Stone Compl. Pract. Midwifery xlii. 152 It was a prodigious long-headed child, and her first, and was in every way large. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 11/2 The men, who are wont to claim superior business cunning, are literally more long-headed (‘dolichocephalic’). 1890 T. H. Huxley in 19th Cent. Nov. 757 People who are as regularly broad-headed as the Swedes and Germans are long-headed. 1900 Daily News 31 July 6/5 The long-headed Neolithic man. 1939 C. S. Coon Races of Europe iv. 83 By Mediterranean, in the skeletal sense alone, we mean the wide family of closely knit racial types which are long headed, orthognathous, mesorrhine or leptorrhine. 2002 New Scientist 23 Feb. 35/1 Broca also championed the ‘cephalic index’..which, he claimed, showed that long-headed ‘Nordics’ and ‘Aryans’ were physically, culturally and mentally superior to short-headed peoples such as the Finns and Basques. 3. That has or shows great foresight or judgement; discerning, shrewd; intelligent, thoughtful. Frequently Scottish and Irish English in later use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] sharpc888 yepec1000 spacka1200 yare-witelc1275 fellc1300 yap13.. seeinga1382 far-castinga1387 sightya1400 perceivinga1425 snellc1425 politic?a1439 quickc1449 pregnant?a1475 pert1484 quick-wittedc1525 apt1535 intelligentc1540 queemc1540 ready-witted1576 political1577 of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579 conceited1583 perspicuous1584 sharp-witteda1586 shrewd1589 inseeing1590 conceived1596 acute1598 pregnate1598 agile1599 nimble-headed1601 insighted1602 nimble1604 nimble-witted1604 penetrant1605 penetrating1606 spraga1616 acuminous1619 discoursing1625 smart1639 penetrativea1641 sagacious1650 nasute1653 acuminate1654 blunt-sharpa1661 long-headed1665 smoky1688 rapid1693 keen1704 gash1706 snack1710 cute1731 mobile1778 wide awake1785 acuminated1786 quick-minded1789 kicky1790 snap1790 downy1803 snacky1806 unbaffleable1827 varmint1829 needle-sharp1836 nimble-brained1836 incisivea1850 spry1849 fast1850 snappy1871 hard-boiled1884 on the spot1903 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight foreknowingc1374 fore-wisec1540 (a person) of a far fetch1574 forecastful1576 foresightfula1586 prescientc1599 far-sighted1641 prescious1642 foresighted1660 long-headed1665 prescientiala1699 long-sighted1701 prevoyant1785 precognizant1840 telescopic1856 far-thinking1937 precognitive1974 1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. xlix. 435 A stratagem invented by some long-headed Politician. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Long-headed, wise, of great reach and foresight. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 52. ⁋3 Being a long-headed Gentlewoman, I am apt to imagine she has some further Design than you have yet penetrated. 1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Long-headed, cunning, subtle, wise, artful. 1797 J. Woodforde Diary 21 Aug. (1931) V. 63 Betty's Father here again—a cunning long-headed man. 1815 F. Burney Jrnl. in Jrnls & Lett. (1980) VIII. 393 Madame..was a woman that the Scotch would call long-headed. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lxvii. 178 Men of the world, long-headed customers, knowing dogs. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xvi. 183 Ye're a lang-heided chield when ye like. 1929 E. Reeves Lindbergh flies On! xi. 224 He was being long headed enough to understand that airplane and engine factories..would become an arm of defense, if needed. 1992 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 19 Sept. (Farm Jrnl. section) 2/6 Mr Major desperately needs a few ‘lang-heided billies’ to help him pull the British economy round. 2012 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 17 May 12 Long headed purchase directors are also considering the possibilities of difficulties being encountered through Suez. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1584
随便看	caucusses caucussing cauda cauda equina caudad caudadder caudaddest caudader caudadest caudae caudal caudal ramus caudaler caudalest caudaller caudallest caudallier caudalliest caudally caudas caudate caudated caudated rhyme caudated sonnet caudater