| 单词 | the cut of one's jib |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe cut of one's jib c. the cut of one's jib: one's general appearance or look. slang, originally nautical: see jib n.1 ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [noun] onseneeOE bleea1000 shapeOE ylikeOE laitc1175 semblanta1225 sightc1275 fare1297 showingc1300 specea1325 parelc1330 guise1340 countenance1362 semblance?a1366 apparel1377 regardc1380 apparencec1384 imagec1384 spicec1384 overseeminga1398 kenninga1400 seemingc1400 visage1422 rinda1450 semenauntc1450 'pearance1456 outwardc1475 representation1489 favour?a1500 figurea1522 assemblant1523 prospect?1533 respect1535 visure1545 perceiverance1546 outwardshine1549 view1556 species1559 utter-shape1566 look1567 physiognomy1567 face1572 paintry1573 visor1575 mienc1586 superficies?1589 behaviour1590 aspect1594 complexion1597 confrontment1604 show1604 aira1616 beseeminga1616 formality1615 resemblancea1616 blush1620 upcomea1630 presentment1637 scheme1655 sensation1662 visibility1669 plumage1707 facies1727 remark1748 extrinsica1797 exterior1801 showance1820 the cut of one's jib1823 personnel1839 personal appearance1842 what-like1853 look-see1898 outwall1933 visuality1938 prosopon1947 1823 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) V. 144 Their likeability, which depends something upon the cut of their jib. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. ii. 20 I see you're a sailor by the cut of your jib. 1881 R. Buchanan God & Man ii. iii I like the cut of your jib less than ever. the cut of one's jib b. the cut of one's jib (colloquial): one's personal appearance, countenance, or look; see cut n.2 17c.Originally a sailor's figure of speech, suggested by the prominence and characteristic form of the jib of a ship. ΚΠ 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. i. 28 If she disliked what the sailor calls the cut of their jibb. 1823 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) V. 144 Their likeability, which depends something upon the cut of their jib. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. ii. 20 I see you're a sailor by the cut of your jib. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel I. iv. xxiii. 366 Not know an Avenel! We've all the same cut of the jib—have not we, father? 1881 R. Buchanan God & Man ii. iii I like the cut of your jib less than ever. 1896 G. N. Boothby In Strange Company ii. iv. 48/1 I like the cut of your jib, or you wouldn't be sitting there opposite me. < as lemmas |
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