单词 | boat-shaped |
释义 | boat-shapedadj. 1. Resembling a boat in shape. Frequently Botany. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1760 |
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