| 单词 | to cut, trim, etc short |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cut, trim, etc. short i. As complement. to cut, trim, etc. short: to make short by cutting, trimming, etc.This use is difficult to distinguish from the adverb use in to cut short at sense C. 9 (= French couper court): see C. 9. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > make short(er) [verb (transitive)] > (as if) by cutting crop?c1225 dockc1380 cutc1385 trunk?1440 coll1483 scut1530 to cut, trim, etc. short1545 prune1565 bobtail1577 curtail1580 lop1594 decurtate1599 imp1657 truncate1727 abridge1750 bob1822 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 3 The fingers [of a shooting glove] muste be cut short. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. iii. 85 Hair..cut short and straight upon his temples. < as lemmas |
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