roostedadj.

Brit.

/ˈruːstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈrustəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roost v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < roost v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

Perched on a roost. Also figurative.

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the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > of or relating to birds that perch > perched

roosted1748

perched1821

1637 J. Milton Maske presented at Ludlow Castle 12 Ere morrow wake, or the low-roosted larke From her thach't palate rowse.]

1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence ii. xl Yet oft his anxious eye Mark'd them, like wily fox who roosted cock doth spy.

1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic ii. ii Is't thus your new-fledged zeal And plumed valour moulds in roosted sloth?

1824 C. R. Maturin Albigenses I. x. 295 Thou lookest not among those gay and gilded youths like a roosted owl amid a cast of newly-bathed falcons with their bells and bravery on.

a1865 E. J. Armstrong Poet. Wks. (1877) 198 I remember The dew fast dropping from the autumn leaves, And the strange fluttering of the roosted birds.

?1921 A. H. Rutledge Old Plantation Days xiv. 166 He felt that this was nothing like hunting 'coons, like waiting in a thicket for a deer, or like stalking a roosted turkey after night.

1990 Outdoor Life Apr. 93/3 Like most aspects of turkey hunting, there are no set answers... ‘Down in the hills..I've been able to sneak to within 50 to 75 yards of a roosted Eastern.’

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

单词	roosted
释义	roostedadj. Brit. /ˈruːstᵻd/, U.S. /ˈrustəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roost v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < roost v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Perched on a roost. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > of or relating to birds that perch > perched roosted1748 perched1821 1637 J. Milton Maske presented at Ludlow Castle 12 Ere morrow wake, or the low-roosted larke From her thach't palate rowse.] 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence ii. xl Yet oft his anxious eye Mark'd them, like wily fox who roosted cock doth spy. 1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic ii. ii Is't thus your new-fledged zeal And plumed valour moulds in roosted sloth? 1824 C. R. Maturin Albigenses I. x. 295 Thou lookest not among those gay and gilded youths like a roosted owl amid a cast of newly-bathed falcons with their bells and bravery on. a1865 E. J. Armstrong Poet. Wks. (1877) 198 I remember The dew fast dropping from the autumn leaves, And the strange fluttering of the roosted birds. ?1921 A. H. Rutledge Old Plantation Days xiv. 166 He felt that this was nothing like hunting 'coons, like waiting in a thicket for a deer, or like stalking a roosted turkey after night. 1990 Outdoor Life Apr. 93/3 Like most aspects of turkey hunting, there are no set answers... ‘Down in the hills..I've been able to sneak to within 50 to 75 yards of a roosted Eastern.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1748
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