单词 | needled |
释义 | needledadj. 1. a. Having a needle or needles in it; done with a needle; to which a needle has been applied. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > bored, pierced, or perforated > with a sharp-pointed instrument > in specific manner needled1646 pincushioned1943 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > done with the needle needled1738 needleworked1763 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 61 The same..may be observed in a needled sphere of corke. View more context for this quotation 1738 H. Brooke tr. T. Tasso Jerusalem ii. 355 Each important toil of female hearts, The tricking ornament, and needled arts. 1855 R. Browning By Fire-side xii, in Men & Women I. 67 The fairy-cupped Elf-needled mat of moss. 1875 S. Evans In Studio 141 Full well she knew The needled broidery wrought on every fold. 1979 Sci. Amer. July 70/2 The rise in Fraction I endorphins in the spinal fluid is localized mainly at the level of the spinal segments receiving input from the needled acupuncture point. 1998 Traveller Mag. 28 Feb. 18/3 There are also some hands-on science exhibits and a bug exhibition with needled butterflies and tarantulas. b. Pointed or shaped like a needle. Cf. needle-pointed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > slender and spear-like1567 styliform1578 styliformed1578 lance-like1579 arrowy1637 needle-like1672 needly1694 spiculated1745 lanceolated1752 subulated1752 subulate1757 lanceolate1760 toothpick1761 spear-shaped1763 lance-shaped1776 hastate1777 needle-formed1784 needled1786 needle-shaped1786 subuliform1804 aciform?a1808 needle-form1807 spicular1813 hastiformc1820 speary1821 splintery1836 aiguillesque1856 fleam-shaped1856 toothpick-shaped1905 1786 J. Aikin tr. A. Beaumé Man. Chem. (ed. 2) 147 The solution of tin in the marine acid, set to evaporate, yields needled crystals. 1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 339 Like The needled angle of a high church spire. 1858 Southern Literary Messenger 27 31/2 It is..an angular face... The nose is needled, and predestined to snuff. 1903 Science 17 546/2 The needled summit of the cone [sc. Mont Pelée]. 1988 R. Turnbull Fisher's World: Canada 130a Banff-Jasper has been called the most scenic highway in the world, and hundreds of vari-shaped mountain peaks, from needled spires and inverted ice cream cones to sawtoothed piles and razorback ridges give this claim credence. c. Having or covered with needles (needle n. 14). Frequently as the second element in compounds denoting the kind of needles, or number of needles in a cluster, borne by a tree, as five-needled, short-needled, etc. ΚΠ 1860 J. S. Blackie Lyrical Poems 59 Swinging your arms with opulent leafage Broadly tufted, or finely needled, drooping or spreading. a1887 E. Lazarus Poems (1889) I. 220 Within some dark-bright wood..where the needled pines Have cushioned all his couch with soft brown sprays. 1903 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30 108 This is a five-needled pine. 1946 M. Peake Titus Groan (1968) 346 Fuchsia, picking up a short branch, scored across the needled ground three long lines. 1969 Ecology 50 230/2 The second major gradient is directly related to the relative importance of short- and long-needled conifers. 1987 K. Rushforth Tree Planting & Managem. (1990) 190/2 Ponderosa pine makes a bold three needled tree 20-40m tall with a distinctive bark. 1995 This Old House May–June 105/4 [Common bald cypress]..looks like a needled evergreen, but is actually deciduous, with pretty purple or orange fall color. 2. slang. Angry, irritated, peevish. Now rare. ΚΠ 1881 G. R. Sims Dagonet Ballads 77 There, he's off! the young warmint, he's needled; whenever I talks about work He puts on his cap and he hooks it. 1898 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 16 Apr. 521/1 Old Indian women get ‘fairly needled’ at the spectacle of their houses and crops being burnt. 3. U.S. slang. Of beer: that has had ethyl alcohol added. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [adjective] > with alcohol added spiritful1608 sprightful1615 spirituous1646 spirited1648 with a stick in it1808 well-laced1826 brandied1833 brandified1841 whiskied1850 spiked1909 needled1929 alcoholic1989 1929 Amer. Speech 4 387 Many Kansans..buy the ordinary non-alcoholic near-beer, and add a little alcohol to each bottle. The resulting mixture is called..needled beer. 1931 D. Runyon Guys & Dolls (1932) iv. 79 It is sleeping so sound that I am commencing to figure that Butch must give it some of the needled beer he is feeding us. 1986 G. Keillor Lake Wobegon Days 398 Children of God-fearing parents..slipping into worldly dress, slipping into St. Cloud and Avon and Little Falls for needled beer at roadhouses. 1991 L. Sante Low Life i. ii. 36 The ‘flash and run’ work he engaged in early in his career, when he would briefly surprise needled-beer drinkers in dives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646 |
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