| 单词 | pocket watch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspocket watch a. Adapted or intended to be carried in the pocket, as pocket calculator, pocket flask, pocket watch, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] clock1559 pocket watch?1576 watch1590 munter1594 tattler1688 loge1699 yack1789 thimble1819 ticker1821 toy1826 super1857 kettle1889 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > bag or pouch worn on person > [adjective] > adapted or intended to be carried in pocket?1576 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small enough to fit in specific container pocket?1576 cabinet1696 pocketable1699 pocket-size1820 vest-pocket1823 cabinet-sized1883 suitcase1910 ?1576 A. Hall Let. touchyng Priuate Quarell sig. ciij Mallerie hauing aboute him a pocket dag charged, deliuered the same closely to one Warde a Sergeant. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Also a priuie, close, short pocket dag or pistole. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Custome of Countrey ii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aa4v/2 Out with your bodkin Your pocket dagger, your steletto. 1640 R. Brome Antipodes sig. I2 The multiplicity of pocket-watches. 1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes iv. 153 A pocket-dyal with a magnet needle. 1708 London Gaz. No. 4422/8 Lost.., a large blue Turkey-Leather Pocket-Case. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. i. 7 I discovered by my Pocket Glass several Islands to the South-East. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. 138 It is not very easy to believe, that words have the property of shutting up all at once, like pocket telescopes. 1831 J. W. Woollgar (title) Description and use of the pocket calculator, a modification of the slide rule. 1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 14 Apr. 86/2 I scarcely recollect a single traveller without his pocket-comb. 1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 45 We..ran by a pocket compass in the hands of Captain Fish. 1885 Sam Scaramouch 12 Dec. 247/2 If you must have a drink, gentlemen, carry your pocket flasks. 1927 S. Ertz Now East, now West xi. 173 Again that keen glance, over her pocket mirror. 1957 Pract. Wireless 33 534/2 Messrs. Cossar announce a neat printed circuit transistor pocket radio. 1978 Daily Tel. 19 Sept. 8/6 Semiconductors..are used in pocket calculators, electronic watches, mini-computers, and many other modern devices. 2001 Art Room Catal. Autumn 62/3 Each glossy cardboard gift bag contains a coordinated set of a pocket memo pad, a miniature badge mirror and four cards with envelopes. < as lemmas |
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