| 释义 |
† papion, -oun Obs.
[a. OF. papion, ad. med.L. papio, -ōnem, of unknown origin.]
A carnivorous beast used in hunting; app. the cheetah or hunting leopard.
[a1244Jac. de Vitriaco Hist. Orient. (Du Cange), Papiones quos appellant canes silvestres acriores quam lupi. a1375Mandeville (French text) (Roxb.) v. 14 En Cipre lem chace ouesqe papions, qi semblent leopardz priuez, qi preignont trop bien les bestes sauvages.] c1400(English text) ibid., In Cipre men huntes with papiouns [MS. Cott. Tit. papyouns; v. rr. papions, pampeons], þe whilk er lyke to leoperds. 1598Hakluyt Voy. I. 98 (tr. Itin. fr. Will. de Rubruquis, 1253) The Tartars..make themselues two gownes..of woolues skins, or Fox skins, or else of Papions [orig. de pellibus lupinis, vel vulpibus, vel papionibus]. |