pear-shapedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛːʃeɪpt/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrˌʃeɪpt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pear n., shaped adj.

Etymology: < pear n. + shaped adj.

1. Shaped like a pear; tapering towards the top and rounded at the bottom. Now esp. of a person or a person's figure: wide-hipped.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > having other specific curved shape

enharpeda1529

roach-bent1575

imbricate1656

pelecoid1728

pear-shaped1731

sabre-shaped1796

fiddle-shaped1819

jug handle1846

round-shouldered1849

figure-six1851

lyriform1857

strigiliform1873

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > conical > obconic or pear-shaped

turbinated1615

turbinate1661

pyriform1717

pear-shaped1731

top-shaped1776

obconical1799

obconic1819

pear drop1865

pyriformed1874

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Acajou In the Bottom of the Calyx is the Ovary, which becomes a soft Pear-shap'd Fruit.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 7 A pear-shaped glass vessel.

1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iv. 100 Some trifles bought of a pearshaped pawnbroker.

1890 O. Wilde Picture of Dorian Gray xi. 150 The ducal hat..was hung with pear-shaped pearls.

1926 Chambers's Jrnl. May 315/2 A sleek and pear-shaped gentleman heavily brilliantined and scented.

1941 R. Headstrom Adventures with Microscope v. 16 These stinging cells, or nematocysts as they are called..are small oval or pear-shaped bodies.

1993 Clothes Show Feb. 72/1 Attention to detail helps disguise a pear-shaped figure. Look for button-through styles that bring the eye to the middle of the body to draw attention away from the sides.

2. Of a musical or (more often) vocal tone: rich, mellow, sonorous.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > timbre or quality > mellow

richc1400

mellow1650

pear-shaped1925

1925 N.Y. Times 22 Mar. vii. 4/1 Imagine this director suggesting that you use a more pear-shaped tone in the love scene and then resort to the deeper curves for the denunciation.

1958 S. Vaughan in T. Cole & H. K. Chinoy Directors on Directing (rev. ed.) (1963) iv. 435 In such productions, the pearshaped tones have so little in common with the purpose of speech in life that the clever salesmanship of visual beauty is essential.

1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds v. 92 As he spoke to her Father Ralph's own speech became more pear-shaped, and quite lost its beguiling hint of Irishness.

1994 Billboard 20 Aug. 76/3 Hefty and pear-shaped, Walser's music..features arrangements that hearken back to Bob Wills.

3. colloquial (chiefly British, originally R.A.F. slang). to go (also turn) pear-shaped: to go (badly) wrong, to go awry.

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1983 J. Ethell & A. Price Air War South Atlantic 158 There were two bangs very close together. The whole aircraft shook and things went ‘pear-shaped’ very quickly after that. The controls ceased to work, the nose started to go down.

1989 Air Forces Monthly Feb. 53/2 When a disadvantaged fighter manages to manoeuvre back into a neutral position, it is a sign to the attacker that things are already going pear-shaped.

1995 FourFourTwo Sept. 108/1 The day itself was one of those prize-winningly crappy days when everything went pear shaped.

1999 J. Cassidy Street Life 118 Next we travelled to Bournemouth and it was there that things began to turn rather pear-shaped.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pear-shaped
释义	pear-shapedadj. Brit. /ˈpɛːʃeɪpt/, U.S. /ˈpɛrˌʃeɪpt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pear n., shaped adj. Etymology: < pear n. + shaped adj. 1. Shaped like a pear; tapering towards the top and rounded at the bottom. Now esp. of a person or a person's figure: wide-hipped. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > having other specific curved shape enharpeda1529 roach-bent1575 imbricate1656 pelecoid1728 pear-shaped1731 sabre-shaped1796 fiddle-shaped1819 jug handle1846 round-shouldered1849 figure-six1851 lyriform1857 strigiliform1873 the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > conical > obconic or pear-shaped turbinated1615 turbinate1661 pyriform1717 pear-shaped1731 top-shaped1776 obconical1799 obconic1819 pear drop1865 pyriformed1874 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Acajou In the Bottom of the Calyx is the Ovary, which becomes a soft Pear-shap'd Fruit. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 7 A pear-shaped glass vessel. 1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iv. 100 Some trifles bought of a pearshaped pawnbroker. 1890 O. Wilde Picture of Dorian Gray xi. 150 The ducal hat..was hung with pear-shaped pearls. 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. May 315/2 A sleek and pear-shaped gentleman heavily brilliantined and scented. 1941 R. Headstrom Adventures with Microscope v. 16 These stinging cells, or nematocysts as they are called..are small oval or pear-shaped bodies. 1993 Clothes Show Feb. 72/1 Attention to detail helps disguise a pear-shaped figure. Look for button-through styles that bring the eye to the middle of the body to draw attention away from the sides. 2. Of a musical or (more often) vocal tone: rich, mellow, sonorous. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > timbre or quality > mellow richc1400 mellow1650 pear-shaped1925 1925 N.Y. Times 22 Mar. vii. 4/1 Imagine this director suggesting that you use a more pear-shaped tone in the love scene and then resort to the deeper curves for the denunciation. 1958 S. Vaughan in T. Cole & H. K. Chinoy Directors on Directing (rev. ed.) (1963) iv. 435 In such productions, the pearshaped tones have so little in common with the purpose of speech in life that the clever salesmanship of visual beauty is essential. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds v. 92 As he spoke to her Father Ralph's own speech became more pear-shaped, and quite lost its beguiling hint of Irishness. 1994 Billboard 20 Aug. 76/3 Hefty and pear-shaped, Walser's music..features arrangements that hearken back to Bob Wills. 3. colloquial (chiefly British, originally R.A.F. slang). to go (also turn) pear-shaped: to go (badly) wrong, to go awry. ΚΠ 1983 J. Ethell & A. Price Air War South Atlantic 158 There were two bangs very close together. The whole aircraft shook and things went ‘pear-shaped’ very quickly after that. The controls ceased to work, the nose started to go down. 1989 Air Forces Monthly Feb. 53/2 When a disadvantaged fighter manages to manoeuvre back into a neutral position, it is a sign to the attacker that things are already going pear-shaped. 1995 FourFourTwo Sept. 108/1 The day itself was one of those prize-winningly crappy days when everything went pear shaped. 1999 J. Cassidy Street Life 118 Next we travelled to Bournemouth and it was there that things began to turn rather pear-shaped. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1731
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