figurative. With reference to the bitterness of gall. to dip one's pen in gall, to write with virulence and rancour. Cf. quot. 1641 at sense 3a.
| 单词 | θ230578 |
| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > write vigorously or forcefully [verb (intransitive)] > write with virulence (1) to dip one's pen in gall1750 figurative. With reference to the bitterness of gall. to dip one's pen in gall, to write with virulence and rancour. Cf. quot. 1641 at sense 3a. |
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