单词 | napkined |
释义 | napkinedadj. Wrapped in or covered with a napkin; provided with or served on a napkin. Also figurative and in extended use (frequently with allusion to napkin n. 3b): concealed, wasted. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keeping from publication > [adjective] unawnedc1175 unconfesseda1500 unpresented1523 undeclared1526 unrevealed1529 unproclaimed1570 undisclosed1571 unbetrayed1595 mystical1600 unbewrayed1605 undivulged1608 unpublished1608 irrevealed1610 tonguelessa1616 undiscovereda1616 unaffirmeda1631 unprofessed1647 unphrased1663 in poigne1710 napkined1756 unavowed1790 unsignified1809 unsunned1814 expressionless1819 inexpressed1821 unindicated1825 unblazoned1830 inostensible1843 unjournalized1843 unaverred1850 unexhibited1862 unadvertised1864 hermetic1954 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [adjective] > articles of table linen napkined1800 tableclothy1851 1756 S. Richardson Corr. (1804) II. 92 The geniusses,..who studiously in many inexplicable plaits, wrap up their napkin'd talents. 1800 Spirit of Public Jrnls. 3 103 Or busy waiter ply his napkin'd care. 1842 J. Aiton Domest. Econ. (1857) 94 Who really enjoys the hot peppered soup, the cold napkined fish..? 1861 Littell's Living Age 26 Jan. 236/2 Lack of even one poor napkined talent is come to be a direct recommendation for an enterprise demanding all. 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. xviii. 287 Mrs. Gilham appearing with a napkin'd tray. 1918 J. Galsworthy Five Tales iv. 174 The..fluid from the napkined bottle slowly reached the brim of his glass. a1961 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) in Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) A golden talent napkined and hid away. 1961 M. Kumin Halway 21 Downstairs, the napkined dog eats Friedrich's liverwurst. 1989 ‘C. Ronan’ Foreplay vi. 66 A..salesman in a cute three-piece suit, napkined with a paisley tie, cruises over and makes an excuse to sit down beside me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1756 |
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