| 单词 | cross in the hands |
| 释义 | > as lemmascross in the hands a. Any object, figure, or mark of the same shape as the instrument of crucifixion, i.e. of two bars or lines crossing each other, used as a sign, ornament, etc. †cross in the hands: a finger-post.For the various kinds of crosses, see sense 18. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > [noun] > anything lying transversely > part of a cross > a cross crossc1400 X1545 Latin cross1797 crucifix1806 saltire1970 society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > signpost or stone Mercury's finger1589 signpost1597 mercurial statue1638 way-post1647 mercury1668 mercury's statue1684 mercurial stone1716 waywiser1725 guide-post1761 cross in the hands1762 fingerpost1762 guide stone1762 handpost1764 parson1785 fingerboard1793 direction-post1795 guide-board1810 signboard1829 handing-post1837 directing-post1876 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 294 Wiþ an hoot iren make a cros upon þe middil of þe passioun as depe as þe deed fleisch is. 1547 in Vicary's Anat. Bodie of Man (1888) App. iii. 161 Euerye howseholder..which..hath bein vysyted with the plage..shall cause to be fyxed..A certein Crosse of saynt Anthonye devysed for that purpose, [etc.]. 1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors iii. f. 45 Raynbowes..crosses, & diuerse lyghtes..by diuerse refractions and reflections of beames. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §494 They make a little Cross of a Quill. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1643 (1955) II. 95 The body of the Church formes a Crosse. 1762 S. Foote Orators i. 17 A cross in the hands, with letters to direct you on your road. c1771 S. Foote Maid of Bath i. 3 Pushing forth his..fingers like a cross on the hands to point out the different roads on a common. 1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) I. 296 4 petals, forming a cross. 1828 Jane Seaton (ed. 2) ix. 61 Her only ornament, a golden chain with a Cornelian Cross attached to it. < as lemmas |
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