单词 | outbranch |
释义 | outbranchv. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. ΚΠ a1827 W. Blake Bk. of Los in Poetry (1965) I. iii Outbranching An immense Fibrous form, stretching out Thro' the bottoms of immensity raging. 2. intransitive. To branch out or diverge. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > diverge [verb (intransitive)] > ramify or branch > branch off or out issuec1515 branchc1540 disbranch1622 to go off1728 to take off1831 outbranch1835 offset1853 rib1856 1835 R. Browning Paracelsus v. 188 The molten ore..Winds into the stone's heart—outbranches bright In hidden mines. 1866 G. Stephens Old-Northern Runic Monuments I. p. v Sciences, subtilly outbranching up and down and sideways into yet other near by lore-fields. 1916 I. S. Cobb Local Color vii. 290 His antlerlike ears, undefended and, as it were, defiantly outbranching to the edged breezes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmasout-branch out-branch n. Brit. , U.S. ΚΠ 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 118 I gather'd a large Quantity of the Grapes, and hung them up upon the out Branches of the Trees, that they might cure and dry in the Sun. 2000 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 1 Nov. (‘This Week’ section) 1 Another outbranch of CCEMS is its tactical medical program, which comprises emergency medical personnel who are trained to work with law enforcement officers during crisis situations. < as lemmas |
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