underwingn.

Brit.

/ˈʌndəwɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌwɪŋ/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(b) and under- prefix².

a. A wing placed under, or partly covered by, another.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > wing > under another

underwing1535

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras xii. 29 Thou sawest two vnder~winges vpon the heade that is on the right syde.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. 178 The admiring girl surveyed His out-spread sails of green. His gauzy underwings, One closely to the grass green body furled, One ruffled in the fall.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 380 The part..in many cases is connected with the posterior basal margin of the under-wings.

b. The part of a bird's body concealed when the wings are folded.

ΚΠ

1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest vi. 110 Two jacanas bathing, their underwings flashing buttercup yellow.

1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds iv. 75 Big pale-grey parrots with brilliant purplish-pink breasts, underwings and heads.

a. Used attributively, with adjectives of colour, to designate various species of moths.

ΚΠ

?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 2 (heading) The great yellow-underwing moth.

?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 23, 33.

?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 17 The willow red-underwing moth.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxi. 272 A red under-wing-moth (Noctua pacta).

1882 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 559 One captured a Yellow Underwing Moth.

b. elliptical. = Underwing moth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of subfamily Catocalinae (underwing)

underwing1819

1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 418 Noctua Myrtilli. The beautiful yellow Underwing.

1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 51 The Pearl Underwing (Agrotis æqua).

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. ii. xi. 394 The common yellow under-wings (Triphæna).

3. attributive. Situated beneath the wings (of a bird, etc.). Also, situated or occurring beneath the wing of an aeroplane.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > relating to wings or fins > beneath the wings

underwing1896

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [adjective] > beneath wing

underwing1946

1896 Daily News 10 Jan. 6/7 The brightly-tinted varieties,..lined like the underwing feathers of tropical birds.

1946 J. W. R. Taylor & M. F. Allward Spitfire 27 (caption) The Spitfire's eye—the underwing camera installation.

1947 Shell Aviation News No. 106. 23/1 Underwing or integral fuelling of aircraft is receiving a great deal of attention in the United States and Great Britain.

1949 Gloss. Aeronaut. Terms (B.S.I.) ii. 14 Under-wing radiator, a radiator fitted below a wing.

1979 J. Garnett Backfire is Hostile xiii. 143 Aircraft are..carrying underwing stores.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	underwing
释义	underwingn. Brit. /ˈʌndəwɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌwɪŋ/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(b) and under- prefix². 1. a. A wing placed under, or partly covered by, another. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > wing > under another underwing1535 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras xii. 29 Thou sawest two vnder~winges vpon the heade that is on the right syde. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. 178 The admiring girl surveyed His out-spread sails of green. His gauzy underwings, One closely to the grass green body furled, One ruffled in the fall. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 380 The part..in many cases is connected with the posterior basal margin of the under-wings. b. The part of a bird's body concealed when the wings are folded. ΚΠ 1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest vi. 110 Two jacanas bathing, their underwings flashing buttercup yellow. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds iv. 75 Big pale-grey parrots with brilliant purplish-pink breasts, underwings and heads. 2. a. Used attributively, with adjectives of colour, to designate various species of moths. ΚΠ ?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 2 (heading) The great yellow-underwing moth. ?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 23, 33. ?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 17 The willow red-underwing moth. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxi. 272 A red under-wing-moth (Noctua pacta). 1882 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 559 One captured a Yellow Underwing Moth. b. elliptical. = Underwing moth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of subfamily Catocalinae (underwing) underwing1819 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 418 Noctua Myrtilli. The beautiful yellow Underwing. 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 51 The Pearl Underwing (Agrotis æqua). 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. ii. xi. 394 The common yellow under-wings (Triphæna). 3. attributive. Situated beneath the wings (of a bird, etc.). Also, situated or occurring beneath the wing of an aeroplane. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > relating to wings or fins > beneath the wings underwing1896 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [adjective] > beneath wing underwing1946 1896 Daily News 10 Jan. 6/7 The brightly-tinted varieties,..lined like the underwing feathers of tropical birds. 1946 J. W. R. Taylor & M. F. Allward Spitfire 27 (caption) The Spitfire's eye—the underwing camera installation. 1947 Shell Aviation News No. 106. 23/1 Underwing or integral fuelling of aircraft is receiving a great deal of attention in the United States and Great Britain. 1949 Gloss. Aeronaut. Terms (B.S.I.) ii. 14 Under-wing radiator, a radiator fitted below a wing. 1979 J. Garnett Backfire is Hostile xiii. 143 Aircraft are..carrying underwing stores. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1535
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