单词 | pasha-like |
释义 | pasha-likeadj.adv. Resembling a pasha. Also as adv.: in the manner of a pasha. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [adjective] > Turkish or Ottoman pasha-like1849 pashalik1863 1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 172 I..began to feel quite supreme and Pashá-like. 1897 Cent. Mag. Oct. 933/2 The elk is the most pasha-like in family habit, and its jealousies are curiously human. 1925 Amer. Mercury May 11/2 His children were brown too, and he seemed very fond of them in a pasha-like way. 1977 M. Helprin Refiner's Fire x. ii. 289 The dining hall officer approached, towing a higher-ranking, pasha-like, Egyptian-looking fatso who carried a swagger stick. 2001 Out Apr. 57/1 Sprawled pashalike across a plush sofa in the lounge, [Nathan] Lane suddenly sits up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1849 |
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