单词 | bone dome |
释义 | > as lemmasbone dome bone dome n. slang (a) derogatory (a nickname for) an unthinking or unintelligent person; a blockhead; = bonehead n. 1a; (b) a crash helmet, esp. one for a pilot; cf. skid-lid n. at skid n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1917 Shortridge (Indianapolis) Daily Echo 16 Oct. 3/1 Did I ever tell you about my brother Albert Bone Dome, or, A. Bone Dome, as he signs it? 1943 Bradford (Pa.) Era 3 Feb. 7/2 What's the big idea, Bone-dome? 1956 Esso Air World Jan. 112/1 The Warren safety helmet was a popular piece of protective headwear in pre-World War I days, though the shock-absorbing qualities of this contemporary ‘bone-dome’ was [sic] just as likely to be tested when its wearer inadvertently tripped over. 1974 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 27 Apr. 4/8 It's still mildly astonishing to see..[a child] togged up in a ‘bone dome’ helmet and zipping along on a gasoline powered mini-motorcycle. 2011 Sun (Nexis) 11 Jan. 11 You've got a chance to thank Bob now, I guess?..You guess wrong, bone dome. 2015 R. Pike Phantom Boys xvii. 149 When my feet touched terra firma I removed my bone dome. < as lemmas |
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