| 释义 |
ˈdiamond-wise, adv.
[see -wise.]
In the manner or form of a diamond or lozenge.
1530Palsgr. 799 Dyamant wyse, lyke or in maner of a dyamant. 1582N. Lichefield tr. Castanheda's Conq. E. Ind. lxxvi. 154 b, Of sundrye coulours, the which was wrought Diamond wise. 1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 100/1 Diamond wise..is..anything set or hung having one corner of the square set upwards, the other downwards. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 158 His Effigies..upon it Escutcheon, or Diamond-wise. |