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单词 boat-shaped
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boat-shapedadj.

Brit. /ˈbəʊtʃeɪpt/, U.S. /ˈboʊtˌʃeɪpt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boat n.1, shaped adj.
Etymology: < boat n.1 + shaped adj. Compare earlier boatlike adj.In botanical uses (see sense 1) probably partly after post-classical Latin navicularis navicular adj., naviformis naviform adj., or cymbiformis cymbiform adj.
1. Resembling a boat in shape. Frequently Botany.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > concave > like specific object
camois1664
pouch-likea1676
scaphoidal1681
spoon-likea1686
umbilicated1693
umbilicate1698
saucer-shaped1753
boat-shaped1760
pouchy1786
cupped1796
urn-shaped1796
naviform1816
spoon-shaped1817
urn-like1826
vase-shaped1832
bag-shaped1836
basin-like1836
trough-like1839
urceiform1840
vase-like1840
saucered1847
bag-like1849
sac-like1849
pouch-shaped1854
basin-shaped1859
trough-shaped1871
bucketed1886
spooned1890
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. 115 Carina, the Keel, the lowest Petal, often bipartite, placed under the Vexillum and between the Alæ, boat-shaped, concave, comprest on the Sides, set like a Vessel afloat.
1764 J. Berkenhout Clavis Anglica Linguæ Bot. sig. G3 Boat-shaped, concave, the sides compressed, set like a boat in the water.
1785 Daily Universal Reg. 1 Jan. 3/2 Boat-shaped snuffer pans.
1816 R. Duppa Classes & Orders Linn. Syst. Bot. II. 293 Leaflets boat-shaped, compressed, blunt.
1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 159 That wondrous bug the Notonecta,..rowing about his boat-shaped body.
1907 G. A. Escoffier Guide Mod. Cookery ii. xi. 144 Barquettes. These are a kind of small Croustades with indented edges, made in very small, boat-shaped moulds.
1975 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 62 695 Pollen which is boat-shaped, heteropolar, and monosulcate.
2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. i. 242/1 The ranat, a boat-shaped wooden xylophone.
2. Fashion. Designating a wide neckline on a garment, esp. a dress, that sits just below the collarbone. Cf. bateau line n. at bateau n. Compounds, boat neck n. at boat n.1 Compounds 2, boat neckline n. at boat n.1 Compounds 2.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > neckline
decolouredc1430
high1590
low-cuta1600
low1818
low-necked1830
low-neck1858
décolleté1884
semi-high1905
boat-shaped1921
turtle-necked1931
crew neck1940
polo-collared1946
polo-necked1948
plunge-line1949
plunge-necked1949
crew-necked1950
plunge neck1951
scoop-necked1955
bateau-necked1959
1921 Sun-Herald (Lime Springs, Iowa) 18 Aug. An overblouse is made of georgette crepe and handsomely embroidered with seed beads in two colors. It has a boat-shaped neck.
1959 Times 26 Sept. 8/3 A gown of white grosgrain with a boat-shaped neckline.
1987 D. Simpson Elem. of Doubt (1988) xiv. 166 Her dress was of pale orange crêpe, with a low, boat-shaped necklines.
2008 Windsor (Ont.) Sun (Nexis) 20 Feb. f1 The bateau, a boat-shaped neckline that draws the attention away from the bust and toward the neck and collarbone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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