单词 | round-footed |
释义 | > as lemmasround-footed round-footed adj. having round feet; spec. †(of an animal) having an undivided foot; = round-hoofed adj. (obsolete). ΚΠ a1425 in W. H. Hulme Middle-Eng. Harrowing of Hell (1907) p. xxv (MED) The horss hath xxv propertes..iiii off an asse..well mouthid, well-wynded, streght-bakked, and rownd-foted. c1550 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 307 A round-footed chalice of silver and guilt, 13 oz. 1782 A. S. Gentleman's Compl. Jockey 32 He hath nine properties of a fox,..the seventh, to be round-footed. 1847 J. H. Napier Florentine Hist. V. iii. xi. 525 Wigs, male and female servants, and every round-footed animal were taxed. 1992 A. W. Eckert Sorrow in our Heart 825 Including all round-footed animals such as any members of the cat or dog families or other round-footed species. 2002 Old-house Interiors Nov. 59 The whimsical dropleaf table and chairs in the kitchen were made by Howard Wing of Hartland, Vermont, who was inspired by an old, round-footed cabinet. < as lemmas |
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