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单词 mudian
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Mudiann.adj.

Brit. /ˈmjuːdɪən/, U.S. /ˈmjudiən/
Forms: 1800s– Mudian, 1800s– 'Mudian.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Bermudian n.
Etymology: Shortened < Bermudian n.
colloquial. Now rare.
A. n.
1. A Bermudian-rigged vessel. Cf. Bermudian n. 2b.
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1813 Acadian Recorder (Nova Scotia) 20 Feb. The Tartarus is as tight as a bottle, sails like a witch—scuds like a Mudian, and lays to like a Gannet.
1828 J. F. Cooper Red Rover I. ix. 140 Your young limbs should carry you ahead, Master..like a 'Mudian going with a clean full.
2. A native or inhabitant of Bermuda.
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1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. iii. 72 I had reason to thank the ‘'Mudian’ for his good advice.
1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature II. xi. 328 Those Mudians sartainly must have a good deal of fun.
1973 F. van W. Mason Roads to Liberty 53 Old Mr. Gilmorin always maintained that a 'Mudian's word wasn't worth a thin damn.
B. adj.
1. Of, relating to, or designating Bermuda or its inhabitants.
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1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 26 730 Shoals, through which the 'Mudian pilot cunned the ship with great skill.
1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature II. xi. 330 Didn't it show off the Mudian galls to advantage, lick! I guess it did, for they are the handsomest Creoles in all creation.
2. Of, relating to, or designating a Bermudian-rigged vessel.
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1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 63 86/1 My pretty little Mudian boat, the Wave.
1925 Yachting Monthly Nov. 58/2 It is not possible to fit the Mudian sail without having to carry the whole length of mast always aloft.
1934 Yachting Monthly 56 346/1 The 150 sq. ft. rig is a 'Mudian sloop.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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