单词 | wind-shake |
释义 | wind-shaken. a. A flaw or crack in timber, supposed to be due to a strain caused by the force of the wind. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > associated with particular type of plant > trees wind-shake1545 file1600 joint-ache1601 wind-shock1664 measles1674 hidebound1678 carcinoma1832 knot1845 cup-defect1875 cup-shake1875 beech disease1905 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 5v Not marred with knot gaule, wyndeshake, wem. 1824 W. Carr Horæ Momenta Cravenæ Wind~shacks, cracks in wood, occasioned, it is supposed by the wind. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Wind-shake. See Anemosis. b. A shaking (of something) in or by the wind. poetic.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [noun] > shaking > shaking in the wind wind-shake1939 1939 D. Thomas Map of Love 12 After the funeral, mule praises, brays, Windshake of sailshaped ears. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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