请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 over-front
释义

over-frontn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, front n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + front n.
Obsolete. rare.
A piece which hangs over the front of a cloak and covers the arm instead of a sleeve.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > cloak, mantle, or cape > parts of
hood?c1225
pell1404
amyta1450
pin hood1491
butterham1673
over-front1889
1889 Daily News 23 July 7/2 The travelling mantle..is provided with over-fronts which fall straight from the shoulders, and protect the arms without embarrassing their movements.
1891 Daily News 19 Sept. 2/1 The sleeves being formed by the over-fronts, which fall over the arms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

over-frontv.

Forms: see over- prefix and front v.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, front v.1
Etymology: < over- prefix + front v.1
Obsolete. rare.
1. intransitive. To extend in front.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (transitive)] > extend beyond front of
over-front1623
1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 75 That the out-most companies may ouer-front, and be without the points of the enemies wings.
2. transitive. To confront.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > be face to face with
confrontc1568
front1582
to face (a person) with1583
face1632
over-front1644
1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A3v When things indifferent shall be set to over-front us, under the banners of sin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
<
n.1889v.1623
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 0:14:27