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单词 kenspeckle
释义

kenspeckle

or ken·speck·led

[ ken-spek-uhl ]
/ ˈkɛnˌspɛk əl /

adjective Scot. and North England.

conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.

Origin of kenspeckle

1705–15; derivative (see -le) of kenspeck (<Scandinavian; compare Norwegian kjennespak quick at recognizing, literally, know-clever); see ken

Words nearby kenspeckle

kenogenesis, Kenosha, kenosis, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, kenspeckle, Kent, kente, kentia, kentia palm, Kentish
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Example sentences from the Web for kenspeckle

  • You may consider yourself 'geyan fine,' all covered over with Scotch plaid, but I wouldn't be so 'kenspeckle' for worlds!

    Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin

  • When we reached Blackford Hall I found more than a kenspeckle countryside to remind me of homeland.

    Betty Grier|Joseph Waugh

British Dictionary definitions for kenspeckle

kenspeckle
/ (ˈkɛnˌspɛkəl) /

adjective

Scot easily seen or recognized

Word Origin for kenspeckle

C18: from dialect kenspeck, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse kennispecki power of recognition; related to ken
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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