单词 | sweet-mouthed |
释义 | > as lemmassweet-mouthed sweet-mouthed adj. /-maʊðd/ †(a) fond of sweet-flavoured things, dainty; (b) speaking sweetly (usually ironically). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > sweet-toothed sweet-mouthed1542 sweet-toothed1615 the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent well-speakingOE renablec1300 fair-speakinga1398 well-tonguedc1480 honey-mouthed1539 golden-mouthed1542 sweet-mouthed1542 fine-mouthed?1549 silver-tongued1592 silver1594 gold-mouthed1595 honey-tongued1595 nectar-tongued1596 tongue-gilt1608 feather-tongueda1618 chrysostomatical1623 dulciloquent1656 sweet-spoken1716 sweet-lipped1783 chrysostomic1816 smooth-spoken1821 superfluent1822 honey-lipped1833 nice spoken1852 articulate1892 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [adjective] > having (good) appetite > having appetite for specific kind of food sweet-mouthed1542 sweeta1616 sweet-toothed1615 sugary1664 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 45 For that he was so sweete mouthed, and drouned in the voluptuousnesse of high fare. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Leschard, a lickorous, or sweet-mouthed slapsawce. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Spanish Gipsie (1653) ii. sig. D This cherry-lip'd, sweet-mouth'd villaine. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 409 Nuts, being so sweet, would make them so sweet-mouthed, that [etc.]. 1886 J. F. Maurice in Lett. fr. Donegal Pref. p. vi The class which Mr. Parnell never speaks of except as the ‘felon’ landlords, just as his sweet-mouthed friends speak of The Times. < as lemmas |
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