under-armadj.

Brit.

/ˈʌndərɑːm/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌɑrm/

Etymology: under- prefix².

a. Cricket. = underhand adj. 1c, 1d.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [adjective] > type of throw

overhand1828

overarm1864

under-arm1877

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > manner of bowling

straight-arm1807

straight-armed1827

round-arm1835

round hand1847

underhand1850

round-armed1854

wristy1867

fast-medium1873

under-arm1877

quick1899

windmill1900

body line1932

1877 C. Box Eng. Game Cricket iii. 33 The ball may be twisted by the usual mode of under-arm bowling.

1882 Daily Tel. 19 May This brought on Humphreys, slow under-arm bowler.

b. In other sporting contexts. Also as adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [adverb] > type of throw

overhand1598

under-arm1929

1929 W. E. Collinson Spoken Eng. (ed. 10) 90 I'll have to serve underarm, I've strained my wrist.

1960 E. W. Swanton W. Indies Revisited 230 An under-arm throw by Smith.

1974 R. J. Mills & E. Butler Tackle Badminton v. 39 Take a good underarm swing, turning your left shoulder towards the net.

1976 Times 3 Feb. 9/4 When one recalls that most women of the period [sc. 1909] would have added a hat to the recommended [tennis] ensemble one can see why they had to serve under-arm.

2. Swimming. Of a stroke: Made with the arm below the level of the body. Also elliptical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > swimming > specific stroke

underhand1705

hand over hand1849

overhand1876

overarm1887

under-arm1905

butterfly1934

1905 Times 10 Aug. 10/4 Burgess,..using his favourite under-arm stroke,..went off at a good pace.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 18 Aug. 9/2 After the second hour he varied his stroke for a while to the underarm.

3. Dressmaking. Of a seam: that edges the lower half of the arm-hole of a garment, or that joins the underside of a sleeve or the side of a bodice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > stitched or sewn > seam

run and fell1852

sew-and-fell1880

strapped1892

lapped1894

under-arm1908

1908 M. E. Morgan How to dress Doll (1973) v. 43 Put the seam of the sleeve a little to the front of the under~arm seam.

1941 L. I. Wilder Little Town on Prairie ix. 85 Laura sewed the whalebone stays onto the underarm seams.

1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour xi. 161/1 Pin the underarm seam of bodice and sleeve.

1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour xi. 162/1 On the pattern there will be a slash marking at the curve of the underarm.

4. Of a bag or case: carried under the arm.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [adjective] > carried under arm

under-arm1927

1925 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 279/1 Under-the-arm bag.]

1927 Glasgow Herald 21 Jan. 8 Whatever she carries about with her she keeps in an attaché case, an ‘under-arm bag’, or some other receptacle.

1974 Harrod's Christmas Catal. 19 Under-arm document case £27.50.

5. Applied to various items of personal care used on the armpit, as under-arm deodorant, under-arm razor. Also under-arm odour.

ΚΠ

1947 H. M. McLuhan in Horizon Oct. 132 The means of defeating under-arm odour.

1968 A. Diment Great Spy Race viii. 122 At twelve, showered, shaved with her small under-arm razor..we were on the coast road.

1976 J. Wainwright Walther P. 38 21 You use under-arm deodorant.

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

单词	under-arm
释义	under-armadj. Brit. /ˈʌndərɑːm/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌɑrm/ Etymology: under- prefix². 1. a. Cricket. = underhand adj. 1c, 1d. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [adjective] > type of throw overhand1828 overarm1864 under-arm1877 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > manner of bowling straight-arm1807 straight-armed1827 round-arm1835 round hand1847 underhand1850 round-armed1854 wristy1867 fast-medium1873 under-arm1877 quick1899 windmill1900 body line1932 1877 C. Box Eng. Game Cricket iii. 33 The ball may be twisted by the usual mode of under-arm bowling. 1882 Daily Tel. 19 May This brought on Humphreys, slow under-arm bowler. b. In other sporting contexts. Also as adv. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [adverb] > type of throw overhand1598 under-arm1929 1929 W. E. Collinson Spoken Eng. (ed. 10) 90 I'll have to serve underarm, I've strained my wrist. 1960 E. W. Swanton W. Indies Revisited 230 An under-arm throw by Smith. 1974 R. J. Mills & E. Butler Tackle Badminton v. 39 Take a good underarm swing, turning your left shoulder towards the net. 1976 Times 3 Feb. 9/4 When one recalls that most women of the period [sc. 1909] would have added a hat to the recommended [tennis] ensemble one can see why they had to serve under-arm. 2. Swimming. Of a stroke: Made with the arm below the level of the body. Also elliptical. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > swimming > specific stroke underhand1705 hand over hand1849 overhand1876 overarm1887 under-arm1905 butterfly1934 1905 Times 10 Aug. 10/4 Burgess,..using his favourite under-arm stroke,..went off at a good pace. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 18 Aug. 9/2 After the second hour he varied his stroke for a while to the underarm. 3. Dressmaking. Of a seam: that edges the lower half of the arm-hole of a garment, or that joins the underside of a sleeve or the side of a bodice. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > stitched or sewn > seam run and fell1852 sew-and-fell1880 strapped1892 lapped1894 under-arm1908 1908 M. E. Morgan How to dress Doll (1973) v. 43 Put the seam of the sleeve a little to the front of the under~arm seam. 1941 L. I. Wilder Little Town on Prairie ix. 85 Laura sewed the whalebone stays onto the underarm seams. 1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour xi. 161/1 Pin the underarm seam of bodice and sleeve. 1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour xi. 162/1 On the pattern there will be a slash marking at the curve of the underarm. 4. Of a bag or case: carried under the arm. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [adjective] > carried under arm under-arm1927 1925 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 279/1 Under-the-arm bag.] 1927 Glasgow Herald 21 Jan. 8 Whatever she carries about with her she keeps in an attaché case, an ‘under-arm bag’, or some other receptacle. 1974 Harrod's Christmas Catal. 19 Under-arm document case £27.50. 5. Applied to various items of personal care used on the armpit, as under-arm deodorant, under-arm razor. Also under-arm odour. ΚΠ 1947 H. M. McLuhan in Horizon Oct. 132 The means of defeating under-arm odour. 1968 A. Diment Great Spy Race viii. 122 At twelve, showered, shaved with her small under-arm razor..we were on the coast road. 1976 J. Wainwright Walther P. 38 21 You use under-arm deodorant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1877
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