low-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌloʊˈhɛdəd/

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

Etymology: < low adj. + headed adj.

1. Of trees: having a low crown of foliage. Also: consisting of or favouring such trees.

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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > management of trees

low-headed1738

dedicated1943

the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or relating to tree-tops > having particular type of tree-top

high-headed1562

low-headed1738

stag-headed1770

mushroom-headed1832

stag-horned1853

heavy-headed1886

stagged1891

1738 W. Ellis Timber-tree Improved I. 4 Trees subsist in a true Regimen of Health and Prosperity, while the low-headed, under-line one, grows mossy, scabby, knotty, and stunted.

1865 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1861–4 5 205 We have never..been identified with the ultra low headed orchardists.

1915 Greenfield (Mass.) Recorder 27 Jan. 1/3 It is better to endure the discomfort and expense of a rather high-headed orchard until the newly set out low-headed orchard can come into bearing.

1953 R. M. Brooks & C. O. Hesse Western Fruit Gardening 247 Low-headed trees would soon have their branches touching the ground.

2011 S. Williams & H. Skinner Gardening, Naturally 164 A well-pruned Japanese tree lilac develops into an attractive low headed tree.

2. Of an animal: carrying its head low. Also of an animal's gait: characterized by this posture.

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the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > carrying head low

low-headed1857

1857 D. C. Linsley Morgan Horses iii. 55 They are very liable to stumble, and are usually low-headed and heavy in hand.

1870 W. Barnes Select. from Unpublished Poems 18 Low-headed horses slowly haul The newly-made hay, uploaded high.

1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xiv. 311 The low-headed and eager dogs..began to bay.

1997 Dallas (Texas) Morning News (Nexis) 31 May 10 b A handsome red colt with a long tail and a low-headed relentless, charging style.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low-headed
释义	low-headedadj. Brit. /ˌləʊˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌloʊˈhɛdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., headed adj. Etymology: < low adj. + headed adj. 1. Of trees: having a low crown of foliage. Also: consisting of or favouring such trees. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > management of trees low-headed1738 dedicated1943 the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or relating to tree-tops > having particular type of tree-top high-headed1562 low-headed1738 stag-headed1770 mushroom-headed1832 stag-horned1853 heavy-headed1886 stagged1891 1738 W. Ellis Timber-tree Improved I. 4 Trees subsist in a true Regimen of Health and Prosperity, while the low-headed, under-line one, grows mossy, scabby, knotty, and stunted. 1865 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1861–4 5 205 We have never..been identified with the ultra low headed orchardists. 1915 Greenfield (Mass.) Recorder 27 Jan. 1/3 It is better to endure the discomfort and expense of a rather high-headed orchard until the newly set out low-headed orchard can come into bearing. 1953 R. M. Brooks & C. O. Hesse Western Fruit Gardening 247 Low-headed trees would soon have their branches touching the ground. 2011 S. Williams & H. Skinner Gardening, Naturally 164 A well-pruned Japanese tree lilac develops into an attractive low headed tree. 2. Of an animal: carrying its head low. Also of an animal's gait: characterized by this posture. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > carrying head low low-headed1857 1857 D. C. Linsley Morgan Horses iii. 55 They are very liable to stumble, and are usually low-headed and heavy in hand. 1870 W. Barnes Select. from Unpublished Poems 18 Low-headed horses slowly haul The newly-made hay, uploaded high. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xiv. 311 The low-headed and eager dogs..began to bay. 1997 Dallas (Texas) Morning News (Nexis) 31 May 10 b A handsome red colt with a long tail and a low-headed relentless, charging style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1738
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