单词 | snod |
释义 | snodadj. Scottish and northern dialect. 1. Smooth, sleek; even. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > smooth and polished or glossy slighta1300 politea1398 well-burnishedc1400 well-polished1485 snod?a1500 sleeked1513 sneith1513 snog1513 sleek1589 enamelled1600 polished1649 slid1719 waxen1722 glazy1724 smolt1837 patent leather1904 smarmy1909 ciré1921 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Wether l. 2506 in Poems (1981) 93 He wald chase thame baith throw rouch and snod. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. xiii. 24 His awin heid warpit with a snod olive, Heich in a schippis forcastell [he] did stand. a1585 Ld. Polwart Flyting with Montgomerie 562 Foot-foundred beasts..Hes not their hair sa snod as other good. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 6 Howe to choose a good tuppe. Lett him bee..of a snoode and good stapple. 1692 A. Symson in W. Macfarlane Geogr. Coll. Scotl. (1907) II. 102 The long beards and awnds are separated from the corne; and the corne made, as they terme it, more snod and easie to pass through the mill. 1695 W. Kennett Parochial Antiq. Gloss. at Snodde Wheat ears are said to be snod when they have no beard or awns. And a tree is snod when the top is cut smooth off. 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Snod, smooth. 1790 A. Wheeler Westmorland Dial. (1821) 18 A lile stiff fello, wie a varra snod feace. 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 416 A snod piece o' cloath—as snod as a bit o' silk! 2. a. Of persons: Neat, tidy, trim, smart, spruce. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim netc1330 pertc1330 cleanc1386 nicec1400 picked?c1425 dapperc1440 feata1471 gim1513 trig1513 well-trimmedc1513 trick1533 smirk1534 tricksy1552 neat1559 netty1573 deft1579 primpc1590 briska1593 smug1598 spruce1598 sprink1602 terse1602 compt1632 nitle1673 sprig1675 snod1691 tight1697 smugged1706 snug1714 pensy1718 fitty1746 jemmy1751 sprucy1774 smartc1778 natty1785 spry1806 perjink1808 soigné1821 nutty1823 toiletted1823 taut1829 spick and span1846 spicy1846 groomed1853 spiffy1853 well-groomed1865 bandboxy1870 perjinkity1880 spick-span1888 bandbox1916 tiddly1925 whip-smart1937 spit and polish1950 spit-and-polished1977 1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 66 Snod,..neat, handsome. 1719 A. Ramsay Epist. to J. Arbuckle 71 A black-a-vic'd snod dapper fallow. 1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) 194 The niece was a little, snod, fair lass. 1822 J. Galt Provost xxvi. 196 A tight and snod serving lassie. 1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums 14 Here comes the minister himsel', an' very snod he is. b. Of things: Neat, trim, in good order. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > tidy queemc1450 trig1513 trimc1521 neat1594 polite1602 terse1602 unlittered1612 ship-shape1644 snod1717 tight1720 redd1753 (as) neat (also clean) as a (new) pin1769 mack1825 tidy1828 slick1833 ship-shapely1843 trimly1858 taut1870 1717 A. Ramsay Elegy Lucky Wood iv She..kept her housie snod and bein. 1785 W. Hutton Bran New Wark 3 The gentleman that treads in black snod pumps. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 41 His velvet breeks,..The snoddest pairt o' his attire. 1837 R. P. Gillies Recoll. Sir W. Scott iii. ix. 199 I see ye're admiring how snod the library looks there. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders xxii. 195 My clothes were clean brushed and exceedingly neat and snod. 3. Comfortable, snug, cosy. Also as quasi-adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adjective] > snug or comfortable (of places) lithe1488 lowna1522 bein1533 close1571 snod1695 snugging1701 snugc1718 tosie1720 canny1737 cosy1786 fiel1792 snuggish1818 familyish1824 nest-like1864 hygge1963 1695 W. Kennett Parochial Antiq. Gloss. at Snodde To lie snod and snug. 1888 J. M. Barrie When Man's Single xix. 289 ‘Ay,’ he said, with a chuckle, ‘but I've a snod bit cornery up there for mysel'.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). snodv. transitive. To make smooth, trim, or neat; to tidy, put in order. Also with down, off, up. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)] > put in order or tidy redeOE slick1340 redda1500 prepare1585 spruce1594 rid1599 snod1608 to clear up1762 snug1787 ted1811 tidy1821 side1825 fix1832 to pick up1853 mense1859 straighten1867 square1909 neaten1942 1608 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Ivdith iv. 63 in J. Sylvester Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) On stake and ryce, hee knits the crooked vines, And snoddes their bowes. 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 95 Ye saw yoursell how weel his mailin thrave, Ay better faugh'd an' snodit than the lave. 1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 85 The ploughman cultivates the field, The mower snods the common. 1819 W. Scott Let. 16 Apr. (1933) V. 355 I have planted a number of shrubs,..& am snodding up the drive of the old farm house. 1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes I. xxvi. 235 The..tallow candles..had..to be snodded laboriously. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.?a1500v.1608 |
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