broad-beamedadj.

Brit.

/ˌbrɔːdˈbiːmd/, U.S.

/ˌbrɔdˈbimd/,

/ˌbrɑdˈbimd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, beamed adj.

Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + beamed adj.

1. Of a boat: wide. Cf. beam n.¹ 16a.

ΘΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > of specific general shape

subtile1490

subtle1511

round1600

pinched1655

clean1709

sharp1709

hogged1760

lean1769

beamy1882

broad-beamed1883

1828 Night Watch I. xii. 169 A broad-beamed, sharp-bowed boat lay moored at the beach.

1883 Harper's Mag. Feb. 395/1 Brown-sailed, broad-beamed old luggers.

1969 F. Mowat Boat who wouldn't Float (1976) iv. 38 She was a big, broad-beamed skiff.

2002 Chesapeake Bay Mag. Aug. 56 Barnegat Bay's A-Cats can trace their roots to the shallow-draft, broad-beamed boats designed and built to work the waters behind New Jersey's barrier islands.

2. Of a person: having wide hips or buttocks. Also of trousers, shorts, etc.: fitting a person with wide hips or buttocks; wide. Cf. broad in the beam at beam n.¹ 16b.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [adjective] > trousers > types of

un-codpieced1580

canioned1607

braceless1859

bell-bottom1882

broad-beamed1883

kneed1887

bell-bottomed1891

fall-front1899

stagged1902

pegged1905

pedal pusher1912

pipestem1915

drainpipe1930

chino1943

anti-g1945

low-rise1948

cuffless1957

low-riding1958

hip-hugging1968

plus twos1977

1854 Weekly Rock Island (Illinois) Republican 22 Mar. Herr S. is a short, broad-beamed man, with a fat face.

1920 S. Lewis Main St. (1921) i. 32 She inspected a broad-breamed grocer in an alpaca coat who was bending over the apples and celery.

1945 M. Dickens Thursday Afternoons ii. 77 George in his broad-beamed blue shorts and striped fisherman's jersey.

1979 D. E. Westlake in Redbook (Chicago) June 194/1 The woman was wearing broad-beamed, pale-green slacks.

1997 ‘S. Shem’ Mount Misery ix. 241 The red-clad and broad-beamed nurses and secretaries and social workers grazing on the jumbo shrimp and prime rib.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	broad-beamed
释义	broad-beamedadj. Brit. /ˌbrɔːdˈbiːmd/, U.S. /ˌbrɔdˈbimd/, /ˌbrɑdˈbimd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, beamed adj. Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + beamed adj. 1. Of a boat: wide. Cf. beam n.¹ 16a. ΘΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > of specific general shape subtile1490 subtle1511 round1600 pinched1655 clean1709 sharp1709 hogged1760 lean1769 beamy1882 broad-beamed1883 1828 Night Watch I. xii. 169 A broad-beamed, sharp-bowed boat lay moored at the beach. 1883 Harper's Mag. Feb. 395/1 Brown-sailed, broad-beamed old luggers. 1969 F. Mowat Boat who wouldn't Float (1976) iv. 38 She was a big, broad-beamed skiff. 2002 Chesapeake Bay Mag. Aug. 56 Barnegat Bay's A-Cats can trace their roots to the shallow-draft, broad-beamed boats designed and built to work the waters behind New Jersey's barrier islands. 2. Of a person: having wide hips or buttocks. Also of trousers, shorts, etc.: fitting a person with wide hips or buttocks; wide. Cf. broad in the beam at beam n.¹ 16b. ΘΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [adjective] > trousers > types of un-codpieced1580 canioned1607 braceless1859 bell-bottom1882 broad-beamed1883 kneed1887 bell-bottomed1891 fall-front1899 stagged1902 pegged1905 pedal pusher1912 pipestem1915 drainpipe1930 chino1943 anti-g1945 low-rise1948 cuffless1957 low-riding1958 hip-hugging1968 plus twos1977 1854 Weekly Rock Island (Illinois) Republican 22 Mar. Herr S. is a short, broad-beamed man, with a fat face. 1920 S. Lewis Main St. (1921) i. 32 She inspected a broad-breamed grocer in an alpaca coat who was bending over the apples and celery. 1945 M. Dickens Thursday Afternoons ii. 77 George in his broad-beamed blue shorts and striped fisherman's jersey. 1979 D. E. Westlake in Redbook (Chicago) June 194/1 The woman was wearing broad-beamed, pale-green slacks. 1997 ‘S. Shem’ Mount Misery ix. 241 The red-clad and broad-beamed nurses and secretaries and social workers grazing on the jumbo shrimp and prime rib. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.1828
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