单词 | red nose |
释义 | red noseadj.n. A. adj. (attributive). = red-nosed adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > redness > [adjective] > of nose red-nosed1498 red nose1589 pot-tipped1638 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Biiii Our new found Songs.., which euery rednose Fidler hath at his fingers end. 1636 W. Durham in Ann. Dubrensia sig. B3v Their red-nose pimple-faced deitie. 1798 P. A. Nemnich Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lex. v. 867 Red nose kidneys; a sort of potatoes. 1842 C. W. Johnson Farmer's Encycl. 1001/1 The varieties are ranged in this class, according to their forwardness in ripening:—early champion, ox noble, red-nose kidney, [etc.]. 1951 J. Kerouac On the Road: Orig. Scroll (2007) 121 He was a real rednose young drunk of 30. 2008 Detroit Free Press (Nexis) 21 Feb. The center of the controversy is Gage, a 2-year-old..red nose pit bull. B. n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker supper?1529 blow-bowl1530 drunkard1530 drunkera1538 blow-bottle1580 tippler1580 potman1589 red nose1591 sot1592 water rat1593 ply-pot1611 potter1632 pothead1639 pisspot1655 pitcher-man1665 whetter1709 inebriate1794 rummy1843 alcoholic1852 oenomaniac1857 dipsomaniac1858 alcoholizer1880 alcoholist1888 potationist1888 lush1890 rumdum1891 rumhound1895 blacklister1904 dipso1923 rumpot1929 alky1944 juice-head1955 alcohol abuser1965 juicer1967 substance abuser1967 jakey1988 1591 ‘A. Foulweather’ Wonderfull Astrol. Prognostication sig. C3v It is to bee doubted yt diuers springs of water will rise vp in vintners sellers, to the great weakning of their Bascon wine, & the vtter ruine of the ancient order of the red noses. 1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir ii. sig. C4v This Bacchus, who is..Lanze prezado to red Noses. 1638 R. Brathwait Barnabees Journall (new ed.) iii. sig. V8 Down the staires..To a knot of brave Boyes fell I; All red-noses, no dye deeper. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 168/2 Nase Nabs, Red Noses, Drunkards. 2. Esp. as part of a clown's costume: a nose which has been painted red; a round red false nose worn over a person's real nose. ΚΠ 1850 J. H. Keane tr. G. J. A. de Stassart Fables vii. xx. 222 O'erjoyed to meet each waggish clown, With large red nose and pointed chin. 1869 Musical Times & Singing Class Circular 14 170/2 Taking up the profession of a clown, his spirits entirely left him... A battered hat, a black face, a seedy coat, or a red nose are merely the colouring to a caricature which, if it do not in itself possess merit, must utterly fail in its intended effort. 1907 N.Y. Times 19 May 2/3 Arrayed in his dress suit with a ludicrous red wig on his head and a brilliant red nose and eyebrows. 1950 Oxf. Junior Encycl. IX. 139/1 In the late 19th century a new type of clown appeared in the circus. He was called an ‘auguste’, and wore ill-fitting ordinary clothes..and a large bulbous red nose. 2006 S. Ings Weight of Numbers 28 The receptionist wore an orange Jimmy-wig, a propeller tie and a big red nose. 3. British. A bivalve mollusc with a red foot or siphon. a. The wrinkled rock borer, Hiatella arctica (family Hiatellidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > of particular type > other types heart1750 sea-clam1765 Mactra1777 terebellum1851 red nose1856 red nose1864 taxodont1896 Pismo clam1911 pectinoid1952 1856 G. H. Lewes in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 473/2 The fact of boring is familiar to every one who has noticed the Rednose (Saxicava rugosa) peering from a thousand holes in the hard limestone. 1864 Gosse in Good Words 191 The fishermen..use them [sc. rock-borers] for bait, applying to them the..expressive soubriquet of Red-noses. 1970 R. Carson Rocky Coast 44 A small clam common in laminarian holdfasts is the rockborer, which some English writers call the ‘red-nose’ because of its red siphons. 1988 E. Wood et al. Sea Life Brit. & Ireland 49 On the boulders and higher surfaces the red-nose Hiatella arctica is much more common. b. The spiny cockle, Cardium aculeatum (family Cardiidae). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > of particular type > other types heart1750 sea-clam1765 Mactra1777 terebellum1851 red nose1856 red nose1864 taxodont1896 Pismo clam1911 pectinoid1952 1864 Gosse in Good Words 353 The cottagers about Paignton well know the ‘red-noses’, as they call the great cockles. 1901 E. Step Shell Life viii. 139 The animal is coloured bright red, and the red foot, which gives it the popular name Red-nose, is long and awl-shaped. Compounds Red Nose Day n. a day on which a charity fund-raising event is held (in the United Kingdom, by the organization Comic Relief), and people are encouraged to wear red plastic (or foam) noses which are available in return for a donation. ΚΠ 1988 Campaign 29 Jan. 34/1 Golden-hearted Sperring is doing his bit for Red Nose Day on 5 February to raise money for famine relief in Africa and is diving into a skip full of Heinz baked beans. 2005 Olive Mar. 13/1 The 10th Red Nose Day marks 20 years since Comic Relief was formed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1589 |
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