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单词 new-fallen
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new-fallenadj.

Brit. /ˌnjuːˈfɔːlən/, U.S. /ˌn(j)uˈfɔl(ə)n/, /ˌn(j)uˈfɑl(ə)n/
Forms: see new adv. and fallen adj. and n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: new adv., fallen adj.
Etymology: < new adv. + fallen adj. Compare Old Swedish nyfallin (Swedish nyfallen).
1. That has newly or recently fallen.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [adjective] > fallen > recently
new-fallena1522
a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iv. v. 140 Hys schulderis heildit with new fallyn snaw.
1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Ciiij As apt, as new falne snow takes any dint. View more context for this quotation
1621 F. Quarles Hadassa sig. B2 Here lies a new-falne ranke, and there a sheaue.
1685 E. Arwaker Vision 2 A new fall'n Crown..lay neglected by.
1699 T. D'Urfey Famous Hist. Rise & Fall Massaniello (1700) ii. v. i. 43 Oh, she is sweeter than Arabian Odours... Ay, Sir, and whiter than the new fallen Snow.
a1771 T. Gray tr. T. Tasso in Wks. (1814) II. 90 A vestment unadorn'd, though white as new-fall'n snows.
1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess vi. 127 Like a new-fall'n meteor on the grass.
1883 Overland Monthly Dec. 626/2 There lay Old Man Tompkins crushed to death beneath the weight of a new-fallen tree.
1950 Jrnl. Ecol. 38 39 The litter of loose, new-fallen leaves was abundant.
2000 Sci. Amer. Sept. 12/2 Geologically, they're as fresh as newfallen snow.
2. Of a right, property, etc.: that has newly fallen or passed to a person. Obsolete.
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the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [adjective] > recently acquired
novel1590
new-fallen1598
1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 v. i. 44 You swore to vs,..That you did..clame no further then your new falne right. View more context for this quotation
1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. iv. ii. 19 So new falne lands haue made him in request [for counsel], That now he lookes as lofty as the best.
a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) v. iv. 174 Meane time, forget this new-falne dignitie, And fall into our Rusticke Reuelrie.
3. Of a calf, lamb, etc.: newly dropped, newborn. Obsolete.
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the world > animals > family unit > [adjective] > young
new-fallena1618
yeanling1658
squab1706
subadult1844
weaner1865
the world > people > person > baby or infant > [adjective] > new born
new-fallena1618
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > newly come into existence
youngeOE
new-sprungc1485
recent1513
new-risen1555
upstart1565
new-fallena1618
started-up1764
a1618 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) ii. i. 183 The new-fall'n feeble Lamb Yet stain'd with bloud of his distressed Dam, Knowes well the Wolf, at whose fell sight he shakes.
1684 J. Caryll tr. Virgil Eclogues i, in Misc. Poems 3 This poor Mother of a new-fall'n Pair.
1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week i. 16 I love thee more by half, Than..cows the new-fall'n calf.
a1763 W. Shenstone Progress of Taste ii. in Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 268 He wink'd at many a gross design, The new-fall'n calf might countermine.
a1864 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton vi, in Atlantic Monthly (1872) June 646/1 Eat no spiced meats. Young chickens, new-fallen lambs, fruits, [etc.]..will make thy fleshy tabernacle youthful.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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