单词 | water-waved |
释义 | water-wavedadj. 1. Having a rippled or wavelike pattern; spec. (of fabric, esp. silk) = watered adj.1 5a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > curves or spirals waved1547 water-waved1599 scrolled1603 undulate1658 undulated1664 vermiculated1707 gadrooned1726 scrolling1936 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 3 Last, Easterne wittes from mane of Camels tall Made water-waued stuffe vnseene before. 1836 G. Catlin in N.Y. Spectator 11 Jan. 1/3 The agates are many of them peculiarly beautiful, most of them water-waved—their colors brilliant and beautifully striated. 1889 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 7 Oct. (advt.) Silks (striped, plain and water waved). 1901 Indianapolis Sun 11 June Pleated light blue taffeta with black satin ribbon, or water-waved silks, are particularly elegant. 2. Originally U.S. Of hair: set in water waves (water wave n. 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > curled frizzled1567 frounceda1568 becurled1645 frizzeda1653 frizzing1696 frizzly1707 buckled1753 frizzling1779 crêpé1828 figure-six1851 frizzy1870 water-waved1881 Romney1883 marcelled1909 permanently waved1929 permed1937 home perm1949 Afro1966 1881 Chester (Pa.) Daily Times 18 June (advt.) Water-waved frizzes and bang nets. 1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xxviii. 453 She readjusted a water-waved lock of hair. 1940 C. F. Macintyre in R. M. Rilke Sel. Poems 130 These pathetic, anemic, epicene angels, with yellow water-waved hair and long white robes. 1987 R. Rubens Shadow between Us ix. 108 A lady in her seventies with water-waved platinum hair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1599 |
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