单词 | sow-backed |
释义 | sow-backedadj. Having a back like that of a sow; resembling the back of a sow in shape or formation; ridged like a sow's back. sow-backed mutch, = sow-back n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > convex > upwardly convex hulch-backed1611 perch-backed1652 coppling1670 humpbacked1681 hog-backed1717 sow-backed1728 fish-backed1825 whalebacked1869 whaleback1891 beetle-backed1959 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > with raised ridge sow-backed mutch1728 sow-back1808 (a) (b)a1843 J. Stewart Sketches Sc. Char. (1857) 18 A sow-backit mutch and an auld-fashioned gown.1895 H. Ochiltree Redburn ii Her hair..was seldom seen from under her long, ‘sow-backed mutch’.1728 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Sow Back'd Horses (among Farriers), such as have straight Ribs, but good Backs. 1883 Sunday Mag. 689 Farther back still is the sow-backed and higher ridge known as the Silla del Moro. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1728 |
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