释义 |
ampassy phonetic corruption of and per se, the old name of the character &; still in common use in the dialects from Cumberland to Cornwall: see ampersand.
1706Harl. MS. in Strutt Sports & Past. (1876) 507 XY wyth Esed And per se—Amen. 1878Dickinson Cumberl. Gl. 125 Ampassy. 1880Couch E. Cornw. Gl., Ampassy. |