单词 | convoyance |
释义 | † convoyancen. Obsolete. 1. a. The action or process of conveying, escorting, or transferring someone or something; = conveyance n. I. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] carryinga1382 bearing?a1425 convoyance1543 the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > conveying by a channel or medium convoyance1543 conveyance1577 1543 R. Sadler Let. 13 July in State Papers (1809) I. 229 I should take order for the convoyance of my wife hither as soon as I can conveniently . 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. iv. f. 45v About the conuoyans of them many were hurte and as muche truble they had in wythdrawinge of them as in setting them forwardes. 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall vii. sig. Cv The second sort of their ceremonies, were employed about the defuncts persone, consisting in three pointes. First in mourning for the dead, next in addressing the corps for the graue, and last in his conuoyance thither. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. iv. 53 The adoration..must first be carried to the Signe as a meanes of convoyance vnto Christ. 1695 Laws & Acts 5th Session 1st Parl. William 37 The Portage and Convoyance of all such Letters, which he or they shall so Convoy, Carry, or send Post as aforesaid. 1716 G. Crawfurd Peerage of Scotl. 351/2 The Earl..thought it fit..to make a new Convoyance of his Estate and Honour to James Douglass his Son-in-Law. 1792 Spalding's Hist. Troubles Scotl. (new ed.) II. 102 [It] is strange to see the convoyance of this odd piece, hatched and made up narrative in the king's name. 1835 Atkinson's Casket Nov. 618/1 The means of convoyance, and precise time, became the next subject of consideration. 1860 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 374/1 His father returned to him, smiling, from the farmer's hospitable convoyance. b. A channel by which something is conveyed; a means of communication. Cf. conveyance n. 12, 14. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > conveying by a channel or medium > channel or medium of conveyance carriera1398 conduct1423 conveyance1548 conduita1569 conduit-pipe1581 convoy1599 conveyor1621 conveyancer1624 convoyance1682 conductor1796 efferent1876 1682 R. Blome Geogr. Descr. World (new ed.) in Cosmogr. & Geogr. ii. xxvi. 251 From these Torrents the Inhabitants conduct the Water by certain convoyances [1683 conveyances] into the Vallies. 1683 Mem. Sir J. Melvil 72 He hath already written unto Secretary Cicil by Sir Henry Pearcy his convoyance, that he can discover all your practises and secrets. 2. Originally and chiefly Scottish. Ingenious or devious management or contrivance; a cunning stratagem or trick. Cf. conveyance n. 11. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill in managing or directing conductc1515 conveyance?1531 convoyance1578 conduction1579 direction1585 leading1598 managementa1715 generalship1759 coachmanship1776 stick-handling1969 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] swikec893 swikedomc893 dwalec950 braida1000 falsec1000 flerdc1000 swikelnessa1023 fakenOE chuffingc1175 fikenungc1175 bipechingc1200 treachery?c1225 falseshipc1230 guilec1230 telingc1230 swikeheada1250 craftc1275 felony1297 wrench1297 deceitc1300 gabc1300 guiling13.. guilery1303 quaintisec1325 wrenk1338 beswiking1340 falsehood1340 abetc1350 wissing1357 wilec1374 faitery1377 faiting1377 tregetryc1380 fallacec1384 trainc1390 coverture1393 facrere1393 ficklenessc1397 falsagea1400 tregeta1400 abusionc1405 blearingc1405 deceptionc1430 mean?c1430 tricotc1430 obreption1465 fallacy1481 japery1496 gauderya1529 fallax1530 conveyance1531 legerdemain1532 dole1538 trompe1547 joukery1562 convoyance1578 forgery1582 abetment1586 outreaching1587 chicanery1589 falsery1594 falsity1603 fubbery1604 renaldry1612 supercherie1621 circumduction1623 fobbinga1627 dice-play1633 beguile1637 fallaxitya1641 ingannation1646 hocus1652 renardism1661 dodgerya1670 knapping1671 trap1681 joukery-pawkery1686 jugglery1699 take-in1772 tripotage1779 trickery1801 ruse1807 dupery1816 nailing1819 pawkery1820 hanky-panky1841 hokey-pokey1847 suck-in1856 phenakisma1863 skulduggery1867 sharp practice1869 dodginess1871 jiggery-pokery1893 flim-flammery1898 runaround1915 hanky1924 to give the go-around1925 Scandiknavery1927 the twist1933 hype1955 mamaguy1971 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > a wile or cunning device wrenchc888 craftOE turnc1225 ginc1275 play?a1300 enginec1300 wrenkc1325 forsetc1330 sleightc1340 knackc1369 cautel138. subtletya1393 wilea1400 tramc1400 wrinkle1402 artc1405 policy?1406 subtilityc1410 subtiltyc1440 jeopardy1487 jouk1513 pawka1522 frask1524 false point?1528 conveyance1534 compass1540 fineness1546 far-fetch?a1562 stratagem1561 finesse1562 entrapping1564 convoyance1578 lift1592 imagine1594 agitation1600 subtleship1614 artifice1620 navation1628 wimple1638 rig1640 lapwing stratagem1676 feint1679 undercraft1691 fly-flap1726 management1736 fakement1811 old tricka1822 fake1829 trickeration1940 swiftie1945 shrewdie1961 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > management or contrivance conveyance1531 convoyance1578 managery1646 management1667 joukery-cookery1822 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > a trick colea1307 playa1475 conveyance1534 legerdemain?1544 prank1555 convoyance1578 sleight1596 pass1599 paviea1605 trick1609 sleight of handa1626 hocus-pocus1647 juggle1664 hocus-trickc1680 passe-passe1687 jugglementa1708 thaumaturgics1721 necromantics1745 conjuration1820 1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 162 Thair michtis is far aboue all our puissance, Thairfoir we think sum vther conuoyance: We mon attempt. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. ii. xii. f. 85, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) The maist parte..movit sedicioun be sa grete wisdome & convoyance, that [etc.]. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Epist. sig. B4v The cunning convoyance of that old Serpent. 1664 J. Fullarton Turtle-dove 13 Misled with carnal wit, by quaint convoyance, So subtilly to worke thy souls annoyance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1543 |
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