单词 | over-curling |
释义 | > as lemmasover-curling over-curling adj. Brit. , U.S. ΚΠ 1868 Brit. Jrnl. Dental Sci. 11 490 The chief characteristics you should look for in a flask..are—1st, that it should be as nearly as possible a perfect sphere..; there should be no overcurling lip. 1876 H. Melville Clarel II. iii. xxix. 424 When from the rail where lashed they bide The sweep of overcurling tide. 1894 J. Muir Mountains Calif. xi All sweeping forward together with a high, overcurling front. 1912 J. Muir Yosemite iv Far the greater part is at length locked fast in bossy overcurling cornices along the ridges. 2015 R. Naranjo Art of Seamanship x. 309/1 Finally, gravity transforms the steep, overcurling swell into a breaking wave. < as lemmas |
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