| 单词 | circular note |
| 释义 | > as lemmascircular note 8. Affecting or relating to a circle or number of persons; esp. in circular letter, ‘a letter directed to several persons, who have the same interest in some common affair’ (Johnson); circular note (a) = circular letter at sense A. 8; (b) a letter of credit addressed by a banker (e.g. in London) to several bankers in other countries, in favour of a certain person named therein, usually a person on a tour. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > letter intended for many recipients fire briefa1643 circular letter1659 circulatory letter1668 circular1818 omnibus letter1861 round robin1871 chain letter1906 form letter1909 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > general or in common to various things > affecting or relating to a number of persons circulary1610 circular1659 society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > credit documents precept1473 bill of credit1616 letter of credit1616 security1712 shop note1720 paper credit1725 shop-ticket1777 credit letter1843 circular note1850 book1863 1659 B. Walton Considerator Considered 192 Their chief Priest..sends circular letters to the rest about their solemn feasts. 1687 R. L'Estrange Answer to Let. to Dissenter 29 And never any Letter perhaps, was more Universally Circular, then This has been. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xii. 246 Circular epistles were sent..to all the principal cities. 1825 M. M. Sherwood Lady of Manor (ed. 2) I. v. 145 An old lady..came from a distant part of the county to pay a circular visit among her relations. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xiv. 421 The country gentlemen..were tried with circular questions, whether they would comply with the king in their elections. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 225 Circular letters, imploring them to sign, were sent to every corner of the kingdom. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Kickleburys in Wks. (1869) 188 My lady K. walked over to the money changers, where she changed a couple of circular notes. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul II. x. xlviii. 438 The circular Epistle which is generally known as the Epistle to the Ephesians. < as lemmas |
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