单词 | rapier-like |
释义 | > as lemmasˈrapier-like ˈrapier-like adj. ΚΠ 1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep 321 This moor-grass..they call Rosa-Solis, as it is distinguished by Shepherds from other Grasses, who know it by its three-square Leaf, Rapier-like. 1853 ‘R. Haywarde’ Prismatics 221 Wit is concentrated, sharp, rapier-like; humor, prodigal, diffuse. 1928 Daily Sketch 7 Aug. 4/3 The jokes..are rapier-like in their keenness, not the usual rolling-pin or slapstick form of humour. 1975 R. Barclay Ernest Bevin & Foreign Office ii. 42 Not exactly rapier-like diplomacy, but it effectively crushed the Ambassador. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Apr. 57/2 Estocs, a straight rapier-like weapon with a sixty- to seventy-inch-long blade. < as lemmas |
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