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单词 devex
释义 deˈvex, a. and n. Obs.
[ad. L. dēvex-us inclined or sloping downwards, pa. pple. of dēvehĕre, f. de- I. 1 + vehĕre to carry, convey.]
A. adj. Bent or bending down, inclined or sloping downward.
c1420Pallad. on Husb. iii. 920 Thai love lande devexe and inclinate.1669Baddily & Naylor Life T. Morton To Rdr., In his devex old age.1727Bailey vol. II, Devex, hollow like a valley; bowed down, bending.1775in Ash.
B. n. Downward slope, declivity; devexity.
1627May Lucan x. 47 Vpon the Westerne lands (Following the worlds deuexe) he meant to tread.
Hence deˈvexness.
1727Bailey vol. II, Devexness, devexity, bendingness downwards.
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