A lance set up as winning-post in a race, and given as a prize to the successful competitor; hence, a prize. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > token of victory or supreme excellence > [noun] > prize > other specific prize (13) glaivec1380 A lance set up as winning-post in a race, and given as a prize to the successful competitor; hence, a prize. Obsolete. cupc1640 spec. An ornamental cup or other vessel offered as a prize for a race or athletic contest. pewter1814 slang. Money; spec. (a) silver coins; †(b) prize-money (obsolete). Now rare. banner1840 A flag awarded as a distinction. (See quot. 1840 and cf. compounds 3) U.S. presentation cup1844 blue ribbon1860 A blue ribbon awarded to the winner of a contest or competition. ribbon1860 A ribbon of a particular colour and design warded as a prize to the winner of a competition; (one worn as) a sign of distinction, performance… shield1868 An ornamental piece of plate (more or less in the form of a shield) offered for competition in an athletic or other contest. special1872 Something which is additional to the usual or ordinary; usually short for ‘special ——’. A special prize. wager-cup1878 a ‘cup’ offered as a prize in a contest. presentation bowl1896 rose bowl1970 A bowl designed to hold cut roses; spec. such a bowl offered as a prize in a competition. quaich1971 A shallow drinking cup, usually with two flat handles and made of small wooden staves hooped together, but sometimes of silver or fitted with a… |
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