单词 | snarl-knot |
释义 | > as lemmassnarl-knot attributive and in other combinations, as snarl-headed adj., snarl-knot, snarl-preventer. ΚΠ 1790 R. Tyler Contrast ii. ii. 29 The snarl-headed curs fell a-kicking and cursing of me. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Snarl~knot, a very intricate one. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Snarl-Knot, a northern expression for a knot that cannot be drawn loose. 1884 Illustr. London News 27 Sept. 291/1 Mr. Brooks's ‘Snarl preventor’ is a new form of thread-wire which pounces on snarled threads. < as lemmas |
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