| 单词 | seven-league boots |
| 释义 | > as lemmasseven-league boots 1. Designating imaginary or hypothetical footwear that enables the wearer to travel an extremely long distance very rapidly and unimpeded by any obstacle. Originally and chiefly in seven-league boots.With allusion to fairy tales such as Tom Thumb, in which an ogre or giant owns a pair of magic boots which enable the wearer to cover a distance of seven leagues (see league n.1) at each step. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > one who or that which moves swiftly goera1586 fast-goera1628 seven-league boots1707 flyer1795 careerer1844 racehorse1854 pacer1878 spinner1881 running mate1891 wind-splitter1893 speedster1927 swiftie1945 fastie1983 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > [adjective] > other voideda1539 high-topped1582 low-cuta1600 upright1608 seven-league1707 spurred?1707 japanned1750 hen-skin1846 pegged1846 stogy1847 wing-tip1872 foxed1880 brogued1894 welted1895 orthopaedic1897 tackless1907 dazzle1931 Jesus1942 pebble-grained1943 unconstructed1973 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > large seven-league boots1707 seven-leagued boots1747 churn-boot1833 beetle-crusher1860 Conestoga1892 1707 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Diverting Wks. 554 Fetch me my Seven-league Boots [Fr. bottes de sept lieuës], quoth he, I'll catch the Rogues I'll warrant ye. 1772 S. Briscoe Fine Lady II. 128 A step for friendship to take, for friendship wears seven league boots. 1837 N. Hawthorne Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe in Twice-told Tales 152 The stranger on foot must have worn seven-league boots, to travel at such a rate. 1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xii. 420 With a..rapid step, as if he wanted to get his seven-league dress-shoes on, and go round the world. 1926 Sunday Times 18 July 16/5 (advt.) Do you know that wonderful healthy feeling of making giant strides in seven-league shoes? 2003 R. MacFarlane Mountains of Mind (2004) vi. 184 Maps give you seven-league boots—allow you to cover miles in seconds. < as lemmas |
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