单词 | conjury |
释义 | † conjuryn.1 Obsolete. rare. A sworn member; one sworn of the livery. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > those involved in labour relations > [noun] > member of guild, etc. conjury1483 fellowship porter1681 stockholder1825 fellowship1864 1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton 2 Unto the noble auncyent and renommed Cyte..of London..I William Caxton Cytezeyn and conjurye of the same, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). conjuryn.2 The art of a conjurer; magic; legerdemain. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] colea1307 jugglingc1380 tregetryc1380 jugglerya1400 tregettingc1440 legerdemaina1450 jocularya1500 conveyance1531 prestigiation?c1550 conjuring1577 figgum1631 prestigion1635 sleight of handa1640 hocus-pocus1647 sleight1664 jugglementa1708 thaumaturgy1727 conjurationa1734 ventriloquism1797 magic1831 prestidigitation1841 hocus1854 conjury1855 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic Hist. Introd. vi. 30 Priesthood works out its task, age after age..exercising the same conjury over ignorant baron and cowardly hind. 1881 New York Independent No. 1716. 6 The pretended belief in conjury which most Negroes affect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.11483n.21855 |
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