rock-cutadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkkʌt/, U.S.

/ˈrɑ(k)ˌkət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, cut adj.

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + cut adj.

Cut from rock; built into excavated rock.

ΚΠ

1767 G. A. Stevens French Flogged i. iv. 13 Behind these lime trees in a rock cut cave, there lives the witch of the woods.

1834 Penny Cycl. II. 283/1 The rock-cut tombs or temples in Nubia.

1882 Harper's Mag. Mar. 542/1 Somnambula might walk on such a rustic bridge as that thrown across to another rock-cut chapel in the cliff.

1933 Burlington Mag. Nov. 237/1 The paintings in the rock-cut Chapels of Cappadocia.

1979 London Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 14/2 (advt.) Two hundred years ago..Buddhist rock-cut shrines, the mosques of Moslems,..were all but unknown to Europeans.

1995 Independent on Sunday 2 July 72/1 The rock-cut homes of western France are man-made.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock-cut
释义	rock-cutadj. Brit. /ˈrɒkkʌt/, U.S. /ˈrɑ(k)ˌkət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, cut adj. Etymology: < rock n.¹ + cut adj. Cut from rock; built into excavated rock. ΚΠ 1767 G. A. Stevens French Flogged i. iv. 13 Behind these lime trees in a rock cut cave, there lives the witch of the woods. 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 283/1 The rock-cut tombs or temples in Nubia. 1882 Harper's Mag. Mar. 542/1 Somnambula might walk on such a rustic bridge as that thrown across to another rock-cut chapel in the cliff. 1933 Burlington Mag. Nov. 237/1 The paintings in the rock-cut Chapels of Cappadocia. 1979 London Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 14/2 (advt.) Two hundred years ago..Buddhist rock-cut shrines, the mosques of Moslems,..were all but unknown to Europeans. 1995 Independent on Sunday 2 July 72/1 The rock-cut homes of western France are man-made. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1767
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