单词 | reddish-looking |
释义 | > as lemmasreddish-looking C2. Parasynthetic, as reddish-bellied, reddish-coloured, reddish-haired, reddish-headed, etc.; also similative, as reddish-looking. ΚΠ 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. vii. i. f. 34/1 The..matter goode & laudable, whyte, or reddishe coloured, and without stincke. 1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie ii. 157 The persons..are white breasted, reddish-hair'd. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 369 Our smaller reddish-headed Duck. 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 480 The gray-breasted and reddish-bellied Charadrius. 1753 F. Lallier Instr. Necessary for using Anti-venereal Bougie 14 It will be necessary..to take one of the reddish coloured bougies. 1838 G. P. R. James Robber III. v. 124 The Rector was a quick, sharp-nosed, reddish-faced gentleman. 1876 Clin. Soc. Trans. 9 76 Discharging about 8 ozs. of offensive reddish-looking fluid. 1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill vii. 244 The margin of a boggy area reddish-hued with sundew. 1993 M. J. Plotkin Tales Shaman's Apprentice vi. 171 Reddish-feathered savanna hawks. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 69 Tartar Bread Plant. Large, fleshy, reddish-veined..leaves and large panicles of white flowers. < as lemmas |
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