单词 | unbirthday |
释义 | unbirthdayadj. (un- prefix1 6c.) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [adjective] > not a birthday present unbirthday1871 1871 ‘L. Carroll’ Through Looking-glass vi. 122 ‘What is an un-birthday present?’ ‘A present given when it isn't your birthday, of course.’ 1930 W. de la Mare On the Edge 272 ‘Have you one really simple, lovely..trinket suitable for a lady?.. An un-birthday present?’ 1977 Lancet 2 July 31/2 A friend who has come to the front door, unexpectedly bearing a small unbirthday present. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871 |
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