单词 | umbrellaed |
释义 | umbrellaedadj. 1. Protected or covered as by an umbrella. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [adjective] > of the nature of a shelter > sheltered > from the weather > as by an umbrella umbrellaed1829 1829 R. Southey Inscription under Oak in Poet. Wks. 707/1 This ancient Oak Will parasol thee if the sun ride high, Or, should the sudden shower be falling fast, Here mayst thou rest umbrella'd. 1858 H. W. Beecher & E. D. Proctor Life Thoughts 232 Many..believe that they must come to him [sc. God] under the covert of some apology, or beneath some umbrellaed excuse. 1885 W. P. Breed Aboard & Abroad 127 The landscape lovingly umbrellaed by smiling clouds that took turns in the task of keeping the direct sunbeams from our faces. 2. Ornithology. (See quot. a1807 and cf. umbrella n. Compounds 1c.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > with appendage or crest muffled1735 muffed1742 tufted1766 umbrellaeda1807 rose-combed1848 opisthocomine1890 a1807 G. Shaw Vivarium Naturæ, or Naturalist’s Misc. XXI. pl. 897 The Umbrella'd Ampelis... Black Ampelis, with the vertical crest and pendent breast-feathers glossed with violet. The Umbrella'd Chatterer. Cephalopterus ornatus. 3. Provided with an umbrella or umbrellas. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > having umbrella or parasol umbrellaed1834 parasolleda1851 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 42/1 Who in their senses might hope to escape the drench?..umbrellaed or umbrellaless they must have it. 1863 Morning Star 21 May When the umbrellaed multitude swarmed down the centre of the course, the effect was most extraordinary. 1887 M. B. Betham-Edwards Next of Kin Wanted I. x. 135 Groups of mackintoshed, umbrella'd, behooded travellers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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