† alvaryn.

Forms: 1500s aluary.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: alveary n.

Etymology: Probably a variant or misreading of alveary n. (although this is first attested later in the relevant sense; compare alveary n. 1b); compare the note in the definition. Compare hive n. 2.

Obsolete. rare.

The womb or belly of a person. figurative in quot.It has been suggested that if this word is related to alveary n. 1b, it shows a figurative use of a literal meaning ‘beehive’. Compare discussion in G. Williams Dict. Sexual Lang. & Imagery in Shakespearean & Stuart Lit. II. (1994), at hive.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > lap > [noun]

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1595 R. Barnfield Cassandra xxiv, in Cynthia sig. D6^v From his softe bosome (th' aluary of blisse).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	alvary
释义	† alvaryn. Forms: 1500s aluary. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: alveary n. Etymology: Probably a variant or misreading of alveary n. (although this is first attested later in the relevant sense; compare alveary n. 1b); compare the note in the definition. Compare hive n. 2. Obsolete. rare. The womb or belly of a person. figurative in quot.It has been suggested that if this word is related to alveary n. 1b, it shows a figurative use of a literal meaning ‘beehive’. Compare discussion in G. Williams Dict. Sexual Lang. & Imagery in Shakespearean & Stuart Lit. II. (1994), at hive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > lap > [noun] greadec897 barmc950 lapc1300 alvary1595 girdlestead1882 1595 R. Barnfield Cassandra xxiv, in Cynthia sig. D6^v From his softe bosome (th' aluary of blisse). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1595
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