单词 | new-front |
释义 | new-frontv. Now rare. transitive. To put a new front on (a thing, esp. a building).In quot. 1748 used intransitively in the progressive with passive meaning. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > renovate or renew > refurbish > in specific manner refit1652 new-fronta1657 relimb1821 reseat1836 pike1871 resurface1894 a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V xliii, in Poems (1878) IV. 111 Ev'n Richard's folly, in her Dust New fronts her Turrets, with a treble Boast. 1742 W. Cole in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 228 They have..new Fronted the east front. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xliii. 226 The house where he had lodgings was new-fronting. 1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. vi. 109 He new fronted his house in Piccadilly. 1811 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 66 471 He new-fronted some churches in the same style. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 369/1 The Wellingtons are to be new fronted. 1892 B. Herford Old Eng. Township 296 There is Mains Hall, new fronted, but with walls in some places a yard thick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmasnew-front 5. To adorn in front; to furnish with a front. (So in combination new-front.) Also, to face (with some specified material); = face v. 8. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament > in front front1635 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [verb (transitive)] > furnish with front front1635 1635 W. Davenant Triumphs Prince d'Amour 3 The Scene was discovered with a Village consisting of Alehouses and Tobacco shops, each fronted with a red Lettice. 1742 W. Cole in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 228 They have..new Fronted the east front. 1772 J. G. W. De Brahm Hist. Georgia (1849) 45 The Savannah Bay is nearly fronted with contiguous Wharfs. 1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. vi. 109 He new fronted his house in Piccadilly. 1782 W. Cowper Let. 6 Sept. (1981) II. 76 My Green house..is fronted with Myrtles and lined with matts. a1817 T. Dwight Trav. New-Eng. & N.-Y. (1821) II. 31 The Presbyterian church..is fronted with two towers. 1824 Ann. Reg. 87 The whole building was proposed to be fronted with stone. < v.a1657 as lemmas |
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