单词 | concinnate |
释义 | concinnateadj. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitly adjusted well-setc1330 conform?1550 conformable1555 concinnatea1600 conformant1643 conformala1645 concinnated1657 calibrated1909 a1600 Hooker Serm. iii. §4, in Wks. (1888) III. 636 If God do suffer with unweariable toleration vessels concinnate unto death. 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Concinnate, made fit, finely apparelled. 2. adj. Of language: Skilfully put together, appropriately arranged; of studied elegance or beauty. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] fairOE facundc1381 rhetorian?c1400 facundious1430 rhetoricalc1450 elegantc1475 rhetorial1521 concinnate1548 humane1552 concinne1569 Attic1633 compt1633 concinnated1868 stylish1892 Atticistic1919 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xxv He was a manne of ripe iudgement in electinge and chosynge concinnate termes, and apte and eloquente woordes. 1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 317 Because of the ode's concinnate excellence, it is especially difficult to translate it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). concinnatev. Now rare. transitive. To put together fitly; to set right, arrange duly or neatly; to trim, adjust, prepare fitly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)] rightlOE attire1330 ettlea1350 to set (also put) in rulea1387 redress1389 dress?a1400 fettlea1400 governc1405 yraylle1426 direct1509 settlec1530 tune1530 instruct1534 rede1545 commodate1595 square1596 concinnate1601 concinnea1620 rectify1655 fix1663 to put (also bring) into repair1673 arrange1802 pipeclay1806 to get together1810 to do up1886 to jack up1939 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xiv. xx. 425 Cato sets downe a receit to trim and concinnate wine (for that is the very tearme which he vses) in this manner. 1608 Bp. J. King Serm. Nov. 9 Subtiltie..accommodateth, concinnateth circumstances. 1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 52 Some do concinnate the Theory, others the practick of the Art. 1831 W. Whewell in I. Todhunter William Whewell (1876) II. 110 I am glad you are trying to concinnate your nomenclature. Derivatives concinnated adj. = concinnate adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitly adjusted well-setc1330 conform?1550 conformable1555 concinnatea1600 conformant1643 conformala1645 concinnated1657 calibrated1909 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] fairOE facundc1381 rhetorian?c1400 facundious1430 rhetoricalc1450 elegantc1475 rhetorial1521 concinnate1548 humane1552 concinne1569 Attic1633 compt1633 concinnated1868 stylish1892 Atticistic1919 1657 Physical Dict. Concinnated, made fit for the purpose, trimmed, apparelled. 1868 E. Arber Selden's Table-talk Introd. 9 In order that concinnated speech may not beguile us from truth, or aphorisms charm us into injustice and error. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < |
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