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单词 windowy
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windowyadj.

Brit. /ˈwɪndəʊi/, U.S. /ˈwɪndoʊi/
Forms: see window n. and -y suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: window n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < window n. + -y suffix1. With sense 2 compare earlier windowed adj.
1. Full of holes or openings, as if having many windows. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > full of holes
holey1398
sieve-like1605
windowed1608
open-waled1611
open1625
foraminous1626
windowya1631
honeycombed1633
foraminulous1664
cribrous1674
cribriform1741
riddled1785
cribrose1857
a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 190 Or treacherously poore fish beset, With strangling snare, or windowie net.
2. Having many or large windows; (also simply) having windows, windowed.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > [adjective] > window > having windows
windowed?a1425
glazed1591
window-set1632
windowy1832
fenestrated1849
1832 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 503/2 The windowy parts [of the castle] have, as is usual, a projecting terrace of earth, and face a steep ascent.
1888 Harper's Mag. June 130/2 Several large, ugly, windowy wooden bulks grew up for shoe shops.
1919 C. Morley Rocking Horse 20 Keeping her eyes from temptation, She avoids the most windowy street!
1991 Texas Monthly Mar. 175/1 This half-hidden, windowy nook serves pleasant breakfasts.
2009 K. Oceanak Artsy-fartsy 78 She paints in a huge, sunny, windowy room.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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