mop-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɒpˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈmɑpˌ(h)ɛdəd/

Forms: see mop n.⁴ and headed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mop n.⁴, headed adj.

Etymology: < mop n.⁴ + headed adj.

1. Resembling the head of a mop; esp. (of a person) having a thick head of hair.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > bushy, thick > having

shaggeda1000

roughOE

thick-hairedc1405

busheda1513

bush-haired1530

maned1530

bush-headed1552

shack-haired1555

mop-headed?1566

shag-haired1577

shag-hair1584

shaggyc1590

rug-headed1597

hirsute1621

hobby-headeda1625

shock1681

shocky1698

shock-head1842

tousled-headed1860

tousle-haired1880

flock-headed1891

thick-piled1976

?1566 J. Phillip Commodye Pacient & Meeke Grissill sig. E.ii I dare saye it is some pretie mophedid twigge, Its meruell shee brought not a litter, for hir bellie was bigge.

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne ii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeee4/2 As long as we kept the Mop-headed butter-boxes sober.

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 68 The long hair'd Moors..and the mopheaded Papuas.

1850 Littell's Living Age 23 Nov. 371/2 His son, a mop-headed fellow of eighteen.

1883 Science 9 Mar. 152/1 Students of ethnology are astonished and perplexed at the occurrence of a patch of mop-headed blacks occurring in the oceanic area that extends south-easterly from New Guinea to Fiji.

1972 Guardian 26 Jan. 9/6 Straight Jane Ltd..are now offering a Twist-n-Wring mop..with a head of the traditional type that gave mop-headed hair-dos their name.

1998 Daily Tel. 4 May 4/3 It would be joyous if in three and a half years' time the mop-headed Frieslander held up two fingers to M Chirac.

2. Horticulture. Of a tree: having a dense arrangement of branches arising from the top of the trunk. Of a flower: having a compact rounded shape. Cf. mophead n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > characterized by other growth habits

brachiate1835

mop-headed1862

polycormic1899

leptocaul1949

pachycaulous1949

leptocaulous1964

pachycaul1964

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > of specific size, form, or arrangement

chaliceda1616

umbelliferous1668

umbellated1731

pyramidal1777

umbellate1785

starry-eyed1793

umbellal1836

hoop-petticoated1837

grandiflora1839

belleda1849

mop-headed1862

geminiflorous1866

notch-flowered1885

multiflora1934

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 354 Mop-headed junipers with myriads of unripe berries.

1897 Proc. Royal Soc. 61 141 Mr. Martin..hopes in time to produce ‘mop-headed’ flowers like a chrysanthemum.

1900 M. Thorn in W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening xi. 360 Trees that are ‘mop-headed’, or top-heavy, should be supported by stakes.

1934 Times Educ. Suppl. 3 Feb. p. iv/4 The autumn-flowering, mop-headed group of P[irimula] capitata.

1963 Oxf. Bk. Garden Flowers 144 Most people are familiar with the large-leaved balloon or ‘mop-headed’ hydrangeas.

1990 Country Living Aug. 41 Crisp pairs of standard mop-headed Viburnum opulus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mop-headed
释义	mop-headedadj. Brit. /ˌmɒpˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈmɑpˌ(h)ɛdəd/ Forms: see mop n.⁴ and headed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mop n.⁴, headed adj. Etymology: < mop n.⁴ + headed adj. 1. Resembling the head of a mop; esp. (of a person) having a thick head of hair. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > bushy, thick > having shaggeda1000 roughOE thick-hairedc1405 busheda1513 bush-haired1530 maned1530 bush-headed1552 shack-haired1555 mop-headed?1566 shag-haired1577 shag-hair1584 shaggyc1590 rug-headed1597 hirsute1621 hobby-headeda1625 shock1681 shocky1698 shock-head1842 tousled-headed1860 tousle-haired1880 flock-headed1891 thick-piled1976 ?1566 J. Phillip Commodye Pacient & Meeke Grissill sig. E.ii I dare saye it is some pretie mophedid twigge, Its meruell shee brought not a litter, for hir bellie was bigge. a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Faire Maide of Inne ii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeeeeee4/2 As long as we kept the Mop-headed butter-boxes sober. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 68 The long hair'd Moors..and the mopheaded Papuas. 1850 Littell's Living Age 23 Nov. 371/2 His son, a mop-headed fellow of eighteen. 1883 Science 9 Mar. 152/1 Students of ethnology are astonished and perplexed at the occurrence of a patch of mop-headed blacks occurring in the oceanic area that extends south-easterly from New Guinea to Fiji. 1972 Guardian 26 Jan. 9/6 Straight Jane Ltd..are now offering a Twist-n-Wring mop..with a head of the traditional type that gave mop-headed hair-dos their name. 1998 Daily Tel. 4 May 4/3 It would be joyous if in three and a half years' time the mop-headed Frieslander held up two fingers to M Chirac. 2. Horticulture. Of a tree: having a dense arrangement of branches arising from the top of the trunk. Of a flower: having a compact rounded shape. Cf. mophead n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > characterized by other growth habits brachiate1835 mop-headed1862 polycormic1899 leptocaul1949 pachycaulous1949 leptocaulous1964 pachycaul1964 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > of specific size, form, or arrangement chaliceda1616 umbelliferous1668 umbellated1731 pyramidal1777 umbellate1785 starry-eyed1793 umbellal1836 hoop-petticoated1837 grandiflora1839 belleda1849 mop-headed1862 geminiflorous1866 notch-flowered1885 multiflora1934 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 354 Mop-headed junipers with myriads of unripe berries. 1897 Proc. Royal Soc. 61 141 Mr. Martin..hopes in time to produce ‘mop-headed’ flowers like a chrysanthemum. 1900 M. Thorn in W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening xi. 360 Trees that are ‘mop-headed’, or top-heavy, should be supported by stakes. 1934 Times Educ. Suppl. 3 Feb. p. iv/4 The autumn-flowering, mop-headed group of P[irimula] capitata. 1963 Oxf. Bk. Garden Flowers 144 Most people are familiar with the large-leaved balloon or ‘mop-headed’ hydrangeas. 1990 Country Living Aug. 41 Crisp pairs of standard mop-headed Viburnum opulus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1566
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