swan-necked
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Recent acquisitions include LMS open No 7991, formerly on the Severn Valley Railway, several wagons and a swan-necked water column."
- ""This is a particularly good example of a timber railway station, with its Royal connection giving rise to some outstanding internal and external detailing. The swan-necked iron lamps, the porte-cochère and outstanding decoration in the Royal waiting room set the station apart.""
Etymology
From swan neck + -ed.
Inflected Forms
more swan-necked (comparative)
most swan-necked (superlative)