| 单词 | much-thumbed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmuch-thumbed 2. ppl. adj. Of a book or the like: Having the pages soiled or worn by the thumbs of readers; showing signs of much use. Often preceded by an adverb, as much-thumbed. See also little-thumbed adj. at little adj., pron., n., and adv. Compounds 2a, well-thumbed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > by thumb-marks well-thumbed1728 thumbeda1800 bethumbed1839 thumby1900 thumb-stained1934 a1800 S. Pegge Anecd. Eng. Lang. (1803) 232 Our old thumbed friend, Littleton's dictionary tells us [etc.]. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott xxv He produced a well-thumbed copy. 1883 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors (1900) vii. 197 They [plays] perished in thumbed MSS…before arriving at the honours of the press. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxiii. 228 An old, thumbed, greasy pack of cards. < as lemmas |
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