单词 | well-furred |
释义 | well-furredadj. 1. Of a garment: richly or generously lined or trimmed with fur. Later of a person: wearing a garment of this kind (usually with the implication of an ostentatious display of wealth or status). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > loud, showy, or vulgar well-furredc1440 slang1828 thunder and lightning1837 slangy1861 Directoire1878 roary1901 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > with fur furredc1325 peluredc1400 well-furredc1440 furry1691 c1440 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 318 (MED) Ryche robes..wele furrede with vayre & with gryse. a1500 (?a1390) J. Mirk Festial (Gough) (1905) 40 Then had Thomas a cloþe on hym þat was of fyne scarlad, well yfurred wyth grys. ?1530 tr. Compost of Ptholomeus xii. sig. f.iv The Astronomyers nowe doth in wynter clothe them in thycke gownes of roughe clothe, hye shorne well furred with foxe furre. 1611 J. Davies Scourge of Folly 87 The well-furrd Deane. 1687 R. Wolley tr. N. Besongne Present State France (new ed.) xxviii. 224 Wrapped up in a long Cloak well furred with shaggy furr, with a Bonnet on his Head, and his Mace in his hand. 1837 F. Palgrave Merchant & Friar (1844) i. 22 These well-furred and awful plenipotentiaries. a1887 H. Stevens Poetry & Rhymed Jottings (1890) 6 She drew her scant shawl close—Not this the ermined well-furred robe of old, When erst she sought the city marts. 1928 N.Y. Times 11 Nov. iii. 1/1 Massive limousines discharged top-hatted gentlemen, well furred dowagers and youthful maidens before doors manned by liveried servants. 2007 G. Butler Dread Murder i. 28 The three men who appeared next were slower, especially a plump, well-furred man to whom others gave way. 2. Covered in thick fur; having a good covering of fur. (Now the usual sense.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing specific material woolwardc1315 under line (occasionally in line)c1330 fox-furred1592 furred1592 tuftaffeta1598 tissued?16.. satin1603 silk1603 russet1604 tuftaffety1612 plush1615 sericated1623 sheepskinned1628 silken1640 lawny1647 plushed1650 satined1652 harden1654 sackclotheda1656 bearskinned1694 well-furred?1707 furry1717 brocaded1767 flannelled1784 lawned1798 buckskinned1829 corduroyed1832 silked1837 silkened1841 friezy1849 fustianed1849 velveted1850 buffed1863 buckramed1880 craped1880 crapy1891 velveteened1896 mohaired1914 tweeded1921 tweedy1923 leather1961 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [adjective] > made of or covered in furs furrya1674 well-furred1879 ?1707 A. S. Husbandman's Instructor (new ed.) 121 They [sc. conies] will be healthy, grow fat, well furred, and increase in breeding. 1758 tr. F. A. de Marigny Hist. Arabians III. xxxii. 242 He sent some persons to the prison, who enclosed the prince in a large skin of ermine, well furred. 1823 W. Scoresby Jrnl. Voy. Northern Whale-fishery 109 The skin which was very white, and well furred. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xviii. 329 Well-furred skins. 1917 Pop. Mech. Feb. 198/2 To avoid waste and rapid depletion of the fur-bearing animals, hunters should kill only well-furred creatures. 1961 H. H. T. Jackson Mammals Wisconsin 345/1 Records would indicate that when the animal is little more than three months old it has attained near adult size and is well furred. 2005 Field & Stream Dec. 57/1 Oversize, well-furred hind feet let the animal bound across deep snow at speeds approaching 30 mph. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1440 |
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