单词 | accordion-pleated |
释义 | > as lemmasaccordion-pleated C2. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as accordion-plaited, accordion-pleated, etc. ΚΠ 1884 Letts's Illustr. Househ. Mag. 178/1 The skirt was composed of two flounces of accordion-pleated faille. 1905 Smart Set Oct. 29/1 A portly front, an accordeon-plaited chin, a thick, oily forehead. 1962 Times 22 Jan. 13/3 Accordion-pleated chiffons. 2001 A. M. Jones Last Year's River xii. 52 There had been a stray calico—a battle-scarred, accordion-ribbed old thing—which she had taken to feeding. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 Feb. (Business section) 2/2 A big sheaf of accordion-folded printouts. < as lemmas |
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