单词 | peach-down |
释义 | > as lemmaspeach-down peach-down n. and adj. (a) n. the soft, downy skin of a peach; chiefly in extended use; (b) adj. resembling the downy skin of a peach. ΚΠ 1797 R. T. Paine Wks. Verse & Prose (1812) ii. 182 That pouting lip, where whilom grew The mellow peach-down, and the ruby's hue, No more can trance the ear. 1873 ‘J. Morris’ Wanderings of Vagabond xiv. 142 Mr. John Cotton, his partner, had a fat, stupid-looking face, the cheeks and upper lip covered with a small crop of peach-down. 1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping (1899) 170 She smoothed one peach-down cheek with complacency. 2001 New Statesman (Nexis) 23 Apr. Vau Vintage reminded me of a newly bathed baby sinking the folds of its peach-down skin into warm towels. < as lemmas |
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