court-craftn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcourt-craft.

1. The craft or art practised or required at court; statecraft in the interest or service of the court.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > [noun] > political skill or statecraft > court-craft

court-craft1646

courtship1655

1646 R. Fanshawe tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido (1676) 158 And in Court-craft not having any skill.

1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. viii. 179 You are made the King's Chief Treasurer and Steward of his Court-Craft [L. aulicæ astutiæ].

1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) Ded. p. xiii The Throne is now established, not on the narrow and sandy Foundations of Court-Craft, and unconstitutional Expedients, but on the Popularity of the Prince.

2. Craft or skill in the movements and positioning required on a tennis court, as distinguished from the strokes.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > skill in positioning

court-craft1923

1923 Daily Mail 28 Mar. 9 She lacks courtcraft, and is frequently out of position.

1928 Observer 17 June 6 The learner will find most of the teachers agreeing about grip, position, swing, follow-through, balance, court-craft, [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	court-craft
释义	court-craftn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcourt-craft. 1. The craft or art practised or required at court; statecraft in the interest or service of the court. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > [noun] > political skill or statecraft > court-craft court-craft1646 courtship1655 1646 R. Fanshawe tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido (1676) 158 And in Court-craft not having any skill. 1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. viii. 179 You are made the King's Chief Treasurer and Steward of his Court-Craft [L. aulicæ astutiæ]. 1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) Ded. p. xiii The Throne is now established, not on the narrow and sandy Foundations of Court-Craft, and unconstitutional Expedients, but on the Popularity of the Prince. 2. Craft or skill in the movements and positioning required on a tennis court, as distinguished from the strokes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > skill in positioning court-craft1923 1923 Daily Mail 28 Mar. 9 She lacks courtcraft, and is frequently out of position. 1928 Observer 17 June 6 The learner will find most of the teachers agreeing about grip, position, swing, follow-through, balance, court-craft, [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1646
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