(n) a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us', Syn.misplaced modifier
(n) a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dangled p. pr. & vb. n. Dangling ] [ Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw. dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E. ding. ] To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion. [ 1913 Webster ]
He'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]
From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
To dangle aboutor To dangle after, to hang upon importunately; to court the favor of; to beset. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle after them, are well inclined to pull down the present establishment. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A dark blue, edible berry with a white bloom, and its shrub (Gaylussacia frondosa) closely allied to the common huckleberry. The bush is also called blue tangle, and is found from New England to Kentucky, and southward. [ 1913 Webster ]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
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