单词 | to wink and pink |
释义 | > as lemmasto wink and pink b. intransitive. Of a person or animal: to peer with half-closed eyes; to blink or wink, esp. in a sleepy or sly manner; to look slyly. Frequently in to wink and pink and variants. Now rare (English regional (chiefly northern and midlands)). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > peer toot?c1225 porec1300 pirea1393 peer1580 pink1587 under-peer1589 blink1600 to look wormsc1600 squinny1608 pee1673 pore1706 pinker1754 styme1808 speer1866 squint1891 quiz1906 skeeze1922 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. vi. 170/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I They..sit still pinking with their narrow eies as halfe sleeping. a1591 H. Smith Serm. (1866) I. 395 They stand aloof from religion, pinking and winking. ?1602 Narcissus (MS Bodl. Rawl. poet. 212) (1893) 711 Thou dost pinke vpon mee with thine eyen. 1618 N. Field Amends for Ladies i. ii He kist your hand, Look't babies in your eies, and wink't and pink't. 1712 E. Ward Fortune's Bounty in Misc. Wks. III. 219 Heave and pant, and wink and pink. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) V. xix. 193 Mrs. Bevis presently returned with an answer (winking and pinking at me) that the Lady would follow her down. 1826 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life (ed. 11) II. 314 Pinking and blinking, with his up-and-down-goggles, full at me. 1884 G. Bruce Reminisc. 173 A monkey was on the stage at the entrance of the Show, sitting on a box pinking and winking as only puggies can wink and pink. a1903 H. Kingsford in Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) [S. Worcs.] Why do you go pinking about in this bad light? < as lemmas |
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