单词 | natched |
释义 | natchedadj. rare (in later use only Scottish). Indented, nicked, incised; = notched adj. In later Scottish use also: having the appearance of a notch (cf. quot. 1817 at natch n.1 1). ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having notches nicked?1523 natched1578 notched1586 chappy1611 hackled1611 choppya1616 notchy1843 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 43 Brounewurte hath..leaues natched or dented rounde about. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania i. 113 His haire..was..like a horses maine..which by the wantonnesse of some of his companions had beene bit, and natch'd in diuers places. 1743 R. Maxwell Select. Trans. 13 Take a Hoe-plough, with a natched Muzzle, which will give opportunity [etc.]. 1944 in Sc. National Dict. at Natch If two pairs of rails do not meet in a straight line they are described as jinked. If they fail to meet in the vertical plane they are natched. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578 |
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