单词 | one-reeler |
释义 | one-reeler in British English (ˌwʌnˈriːələ) noun US a short film of around ten minutes duration that only takes up one reel a scenic one-reeler made in Italy one-reeler in American English (ˈwʌnˈrilər) noun a motion picture, esp. a cartoon or comedy, of 10 to 12 minutes' duration and contained on one reel of film: popular esp. in the era of silent films Word origin [1915–20; one reel + - er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: conditioning, markup, soviet, stockpile, takeout-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner) |
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