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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hair that was pecked at
Hello,
In the book "Parrot and Olivier in America" by Peter Carey that I am translating, Parrot was (by mistake) put in jail in New York. Here he meets another prisoner, whom he describes in the following way:
At this he stood, a big pale solitary fellow, with soft sloping shoulders and fair hair that was ruffled and thin and rather pecked at.
I don't understand how does a hair that is pecked at look like. Could you, please, explain it to me?
Thank you very much.
In the book "Parrot and Olivier in America" by Peter Carey that I am translating, Parrot was (by mistake) put in jail in New York. Here he meets another prisoner, whom he describes in the following way:
At this he stood, a big pale solitary fellow, with soft sloping shoulders and fair hair that was ruffled and thin and rather pecked at.
I don't understand how does a hair that is pecked at look like. Could you, please, explain it to me?
Thank you very much.
Top answer
His hair looks as if it has been pecked. Literally, of course.
- His hair looks as if it has been pecked.
- Literally, of course.
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