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单词 equilibrist
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equilibristn.

Brit. /ˌiːkwᵻˈlɪbrɪst/, /ˌɛkwᵻˈlɪbrɪst/, /ᵻˈkwɪlᵻbrɪst/, /iːˈkwɪlᵻbrɪst/, U.S. /ˌikwəˈlɪbrᵻst/, /ˌɛkwəˈlɪbrᵻst/, /iˈkwɪləbrəst/
Etymology: < French équilibriste, < équilibre : see equilibre n.
One who is skilled in feats of ‘balancing’; esp. a rope-walker, acrobat.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > rope-walker or dancer
walker on ropes1542
funambulo1605
funambulus1607
funambulant1608
rope-walker1611
rope-dancer1627
funambulator1658
funambuler1659
funambule1697
wire dancer1752
equilibrist1760
wire-walker1762
funambulist1789
schoenobatist1821
tightrope dancer1824
aerialist1869
tightrope walker1869
wire-worker1918
blondin1934
1760 Monthly Rev. Aug. 163 Qualifications..judged necessary to constitute an equilibrist.
1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 200 A monkey has lately performed there, both as a rope-dancer and an equilibrist.
1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians II. li. 138 If he be not an experienced equilibrist, he is sure to get two or three times soused.
1861 Illustr. London News 24 Aug. 193/3 The daring equilibrist began her exhibition of skill.

Derivatives

ˌequiliˈbristic adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an equilibrist.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing
funambulatorya1670
funambulousa1682
walking1730
rope-dancing1767
funambulic1833
schoenobatic1862
equilibristic1882
1882 Standard 14 Jan. Equilibristic performances.
1884 Liverpool Mercury 22 Oct. 5/8 Miss Henriette on a single wire gives a clever ‘equilibristic’ entertainment.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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