英语词汇“to peel one's ivories”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

to peel one's ivories

b. to peel one's ivories: to reveal one's teeth; (of a person) to smile. Now rare.

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to peel one's ivories1876

1876 T. W. Knox Underground lxi. 875 Spot was getting ready for a growl, and began to peel his ivories like the ripping up of an old shoe.

1890 P. H. Emerson Wild Life xxvi. 109 Lor, that peeled and showed his ivories at us.

1939 Collier's 23 Sept. 65/1 Come on, Betty Boop..peel the old ivories. You're not giving that smile any stuff.

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as lemmas

单词	to peel one's ivories
释义	> as lemmas to peel one's ivories b. to peel one's ivories: to reveal one's teeth; (of a person) to smile. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [verb (intransitive)] > show teeth to peel one's ivories1876 1876 T. W. Knox Underground lxi. 875 Spot was getting ready for a growl, and began to peel his ivories like the ripping up of an old shoe. 1890 P. H. Emerson Wild Life xxvi. 109 Lor, that peeled and showed his ivories at us. 1939 Collier's 23 Sept. 65/1 Come on, Betty Boop..peel the old ivories. You're not giving that smile any stuff. extracted from peelv.¹ < as lemmas
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