| 释义 |
quiddit Now arch.|ˈkwɪdɪt|
= quiddity 2.
1592Greene Upst. Courtier in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) II. 232 These lawiers haue..such quibs & quiddits. a1613Overbury A Wife, etc. (1638) 188 He makes his Will in forme of a Law-case, full of quiddits. 1635Heywood Hierarch. iv. 202 He..Stretches each Quiddit of the Law to finde Him culpable. 1838Hor. Smith Tor Hill II. 221 Rhyming couplets, quirks, quiddits and riddles. 1855Browning Old Pictures in Florence xx, The first of the new..Beats the last of the old; 'tis no idle quiddit. |