单词 | pitchable |
释义 | pitchableadj. rare before 20th cent. Able to be pitched (in various senses); (in quot. 1486) = fitché adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > cross > [adjective] > with lower part pointed figetive1486 fixable1486 fixily1486 pitchable1486 fitched1562 fitché1572 fitchy1763 1486 Blasyng of Armys sig. ciij v, in Bk. St. Albans A cros flurri fixabull..in iij. of his endys he is florishyng and in the foote pichabull or fixabull. 1939 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 21 Oct. 21/4 The 'plane is fitted with a 9-cylinder engine..with pitchable propellor. 1970 Amer. Speech 45 300 Lunch is a noonday occasion with doubtful company, and lunch is the pitchable food itself. 2003 PR Week (U.S.) (Nexis) 5 May 12 Many PR people say this makes teen-girl outlets very pitchable since they are constantly on the lookout for new products and trends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1486 |
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