单词 | well-curled |
释义 | well-curledadj. Having plentiful, attractive, or carefully arranged curls; having a pronounced curl. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > curly-coated well-curled1603 the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > curly > having crispc900 crullc1300 curled1590 curl-headed1591 curl-pated1594 curled-head?1611 curled-pate?1611 curly1827 curly-headed1827 well-curled1833 curly-haired1846 curly-pated1862 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xvii. 372 Where lowenes and littlenes is, neither the largenes or roundnes of a forehead, nor..well-curled and vpstanding haire [Fr. ny le poil relevé]..can make a hansome beauteous man. a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eee2/1 Shall we seeke vertue in a Sattin gowne, Imbroider'd vertue? faith in a well-curl'd feather? 1687 T. Beverley Expos. Song of Songs 27 Those enterweaves of Holy Order like The well-curl'd Locks, all falshood that Repique. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 177 See that they [sc. sheep]..have a soft greasie well curled close Wooll. 1772 T. Delamayne Senators 19 With well-curl'd wig awry, Bellas declaims on loss of liberty. 1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. xi. 225 The well-curled damsels, standing at the shop doors. 1859 Habits Good Society iv. 186 The feather..should be full, well-curled, long and firm. 1914 Unpopular Rev. Oct. 333 The stately shoe buckles and flowered waistcoats and well-curled wigs of the eighteenth century. 2007 C. Banerji Eating India ii. vii. 133 His upper lip overshadowed by a thick, well-curled mustache. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1603 |
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