单词 | seal point |
释义 | seal pointn. One of the dark brown markings on the buff fur of one type of Siamese cat; also, a Siamese cat with markings of this colour. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of > Siamese Siamese cat1871 Siamese1893 blue point1918 seal point1934 1934 P. Wade Siamese Cat xv. 102 Let us concentrate on breeding perfect Siamese with deep seal points. 1939 I. M. Mellen Pract. Cat Bk. i. 35 The adult body color of the Siamese is pale fawn..and the seal brown, almost black ears, muzzle, tail and feet are called collectively ‘points’, the color described being known as seal point. 1939 I. M. Mellen Pract. Cat Bk. i. 39 (heading) Qualities of a good seal point Siamese. 1958 Listener 18 Sept. 410/2 The first Siamese to become a champion arrived in 1896. He was a seal point. 1966 ‘K. A. Saddler’ Gilt Edge vi. 91 A seal point Siamese cat sneaked in. 1980 A. Scholefield Berlin Blind iii. 106 He..saw a cat. It was a beautiful sealpoint Siamese. Derivatives seal-pointed adj. ΚΠ 1934 P. Wade Siamese Cat xv. 101 Even the best Blue Pointed cannot..equal in beauty our Seal Pointed cats. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1934 |
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