| 释义 |
‖ grand pas Obs.
Also anglicized 7 grand paw.
[Fr.; lit. ‘great step’.]
In quots. used for: A stylish manner of walking.
1667Lacy Sauny the Scot ii. Dram. Wks. (1875) 336 Where didst thou learn the grand pas, Peg? It becomes thee rarely. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 139 They are taught little more than the Grand Paw, and to make a Salam. 1822Scott Pirate xiv, The story, like a horse on the grand pas, seemed to be advancing with rapidity, while, in reality, it scarce was progressive at the rate of a yard in a quarter of an hour. |