释义 |
becking, vbl. n.|ˈbɛkɪŋ| [f. beck v. + -ing1.] The action of beck v.: a. Significant gesture. b. Nodding, bowing, obeisance, curtsey.
1542Udall Erasm. Apoph. 91 a, Excepte thei make much doukyng, stoopyng, beckyng. 1569J. Sa[nford] Agrippa's Van. Artes 124 Birdes flewe to him at his beckinge. 1583Stanyhurst æneis ii. (Arb.) 63 With menacing becking. |