needle-pointedadj.

Brit.

/ˈniːdlpɔɪntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈnid(ə)lˌpɔɪn(t)ᵻd/

Forms: see needle n. and pointed adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., pointed adj.¹

Etymology: < needle n. + pointed adj.¹ Compare earlier needlepoint n.

Having a point like that of a needle; sharply pointed. In early use frequently figurative.

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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > having (a) point(s)

piked?a1300

pickedc1450

needle-pointed1565

thorny-pointed1594

long-nebbed1649

fitchy1650

cuspidated1668

spit-pointed1796

pin-pointed1859

needlenose1911

1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 4 Whome when the Lad beeheld all moyst with blacke and lothely swet, With sharpe and nedlepoynted stynge as though hee semde too thret.

1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 22 There kneel'd a reuerend Sophie all in teares With needle-pointed Discipline correcting His Fleshes frailtie.

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes v. Farewell 305 He whose gentle palmes Thy needle-pointed Sinnes have na'l'd.

1658 N. Billingsley Κοσμοβρεϕια: Infancy of World 171 [Venus] light Torches bears, and needle-pointed Arrows, Prodromes of love.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 140 Philology,..lend me thy needle-pointed pencil, that I may trace out the hair-breadth differences of language.

1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. xii. 202 The next opening brought in view, sharp needle-pointed peaks.

1874–5 Proc. Royal Soc. 23 385 Fixed to opposite poles of the bulb..are two needle-pointed pivots.

1903 H. James Ambassadors xii. xxxii. 418 The dreadful needle-pointed public pen.

1984 A. MacLean San Andreas v. 114 Needle-pointed ice spicules were beginning to lance into the unprotected areas of his skin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	needle-pointed
释义	needle-pointedadj. Brit. /ˈniːdlpɔɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈnid(ə)lˌpɔɪn(t)ᵻd/ Forms: see needle n. and pointed adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., pointed adj.¹ Etymology: < needle n. + pointed adj.¹ Compare earlier needlepoint n. Having a point like that of a needle; sharply pointed. In early use frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > having (a) point(s) piked?a1300 pickedc1450 needle-pointed1565 thorny-pointed1594 long-nebbed1649 fitchy1650 cuspidated1668 spit-pointed1796 pin-pointed1859 needlenose1911 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 4 Whome when the Lad beeheld all moyst with blacke and lothely swet, With sharpe and nedlepoynted stynge as though hee semde too thret. 1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 22 There kneel'd a reuerend Sophie all in teares With needle-pointed Discipline correcting His Fleshes frailtie. 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes v. Farewell 305 He whose gentle palmes Thy needle-pointed Sinnes have na'l'd. 1658 N. Billingsley Κοσμοβρεϕια: Infancy of World 171 [Venus] light Torches bears, and needle-pointed Arrows, Prodromes of love. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 140 Philology,..lend me thy needle-pointed pencil, that I may trace out the hair-breadth differences of language. 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. xii. 202 The next opening brought in view, sharp needle-pointed peaks. 1874–5 Proc. Royal Soc. 23 385 Fixed to opposite poles of the bulb..are two needle-pointed pivots. 1903 H. James Ambassadors xii. xxxii. 418 The dreadful needle-pointed public pen. 1984 A. MacLean San Andreas v. 114 Needle-pointed ice spicules were beginning to lance into the unprotected areas of his skin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565
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