单词 | broad-shouldered |
释义 | broad-shoulderedadj. Of a person: having broad shoulders that do not slope; (by implication) sturdily or powerfully built. ΘΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > back > shoulder > [adjective] > types of house-shouldered1552 huff-shouldered1590 broad-shouldered1591 thick-shouldered1965 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 4552 (MED) Achilles..was riȝt fair..And brod schuldrid, with brest ful square mete. 1658 Mercurius Politicus No. 420. 600 (advt.) His stature is but low, broad shouldred, with lusty strong Limbs, extreamly bow-legged. 1757 H. Bouquet Let. c15 July in Papers (1941) Ser. 21631 & 21632 33 Your Recruits must be broad shouldered, well limb'd, and without Infirmities, Ruptures, Scal'd heads or sore legs. 1842 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 178 Robust, broad-shouldered, with dark complexion. 1975 Countryman Autumn 156 Broad-shouldered, heavily-built, Monsieur Brun also sauntered towards me. His nonchalant, slouching walk was irritating. 2021 New Yorker 8 Nov. 34/2 A broad-shouldered worker from Maracaibo..belted gaita music. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.c1425 |
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