单词 | saucer cap |
释义 | > as lemmassaucer cap C1. As a modifier, designating something with a round shape, likened to a saucer, as in saucer cap, saucer head, etc.See also saucer dome n., saucer hat n. ΚΠ 1706 J. Petiver Classical Catal. 83 Edg'd saucer shell. 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) at Bolt Those..have commonly small round heads, somewhat flatted, called saucer heads. 1885 C. Lowe Life Bismarck I. 17 He got himself up in the traditional long-boots, velvet jacket, and saucer cap. 1911 H. Walpole Mr. Perrin & Mr. Traill iv. 72 Faint blue skies, dim and shining like clear glass with a hard yellow sun stuck like a tethered balloon between saucer-clouds. 2010 J. Manick Incoming vi. 42 My winter green uniform, wool overcoat and saucer cap, while providing excellent insulation from below freezing temperatures, offered little protection from the rain. < as lemmas |
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