| 释义 |
† ˈnumbery, a. Obs.
[f. number n. + -y.]
1. Numerous, rich in numbers.
1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. Ivry 25 So many, and so numb'ry Armies scatter'd. 1605Ibid. ii. Lawe 1320 Thy numbry Flocks in part shall barren be.
2. Poetical, metrical.
1598Sylvester Du Bartas ii. i. iv. Handicrafts 542 The tunes that his sweet numbery soule..learn'd of the warbling Pole. Ibid., Columnes 719 Sacred Harmony, And Numb'ry Law, which did accompany Th' Almighty-most. |