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单词 cross-gartered
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cross-gartered

[ kraws-gahr-terd, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˈgɑr tərd, ˈkrɒs- /

adjective

(in Elizabethan and other costumes) wearing garters crisscrossed on the leg.

Words nearby cross-gartered

crossfire, cross flap, crossfoot, cross fox, cross-garnet, cross-gartered, cross-grained, cross hair, cross hairs, crosshatch, crosshead
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Example sentences from the Web for cross-gartered

  • So Euphues is a very Malvolio among books, cross-gartered and wreathed as to its countenance with set smiles.

    The Bibliotaph|Leon H. Vincent
  • Guards he wears none, which makes him live more upright than any cross-gartered gentleman-usher.

    Character Writings of the 17th Century|Various
  • What crowds of well-dressed, well-fed Malvolios, “smiling” at one another, though not cross-gartered!

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 2, 1841|Various
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