单词 | new-fallen |
释义 | new-fallenadj. 1. That has newly or recently fallen. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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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