单词 | broad-nosed |
释义 | > as lemmasbroad-nosed broad-nosed adj. having a broad nose; frequently in the names of animals. ΚΠ 1591 T. Bradshaw & A. Bradshaw Shepherds Starre sig. Ev A nose flat to the face, & crooked importeth often a crooked bodie... On the contrarie, if crooked Eglelike, then high minded but lowe couraged. Simonased is libidinous. Also broad nosed, is furious. 1724 Post Boy 2 May He is a Youth about 19 Years old.., light brown Hair, a fair Complexion, broad Nos'd. 1892 Longman's Mag. Nov. 93 In some of the inland waters of Norfolk these broad-nosed eels are very numerous, and excessively unprepossessing in appearance. 1977 Insects Western Forests (U.S. Dept. Agric. Forest Service Misc. Publ. 1339) ii. 335 The adults are broad-nosed, scale-covered, somewhat elongate weevils ranging from 4.5 to 7.5 mm long. 2008 AAP Newsfeed (Nexis) 28 Dec. On Sunday, more than 30 broad-nosed sharks..sent swimmers scurrying from the water on North Stradbroke Island, off the coast near Brisbane. < as lemmas |
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