单词 | skylined |
释义 | skylinedadj. Visible on the skyline or horizon; silhouetted against the sky. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having a definite outline > thrown up in outline outlined1798 silhouetted1894 skylined1905 skiagraphic1977 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible > sharp or distinct > silhouetted outlined1798 skylined1905 1905 World Wide Mag. Feb. 404/1 Black rounded hills known as ‘Sheba's Breast’ form the sky-lined background of the view. 1922 Jrnl. U.S. Artillery June 510 The pagoda-like structure of our earlier fire-control stations, and the skylined roofs..of many of the later ones. 1933 Lubbock (Texas) Morning Avalanche 15 Mar. 1/2 The gaunt sky-lined walls of the Temple Ellis building shell..will be razed beginning early today. 1998 M. Meagher & D. B. Houston Yellowstone 82 Note the skylined tree snags on top of the Twin Buttes. 2015 S. Rinella Compl. Guide to Hunting, Butchering & Cooking Wild Game I. ii. 130 A skylined human..is very easy for animals to detect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1905 |
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