单词 | euripus |
释义 | Euripusn. 1. In ancient Geography, the proper name of the channel between Eubœa (Negropont) and the mainland, celebrated for the violence and uncertainty of its currents. Hence gen. a strait or sea-channel, esp. one having these characteristics. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] meatusc1425 channel1427 canal1542 tide-gate1589 euripe1600 Euripus1601 interflow1610 sleeve1614 tides-way1627 gat1723 tideway1798 lane1835 seaway1866 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 82 From thence [Hellespontus] there is extended a small Euripus or arme of the sea for 86 miles. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 643 That Euripus..by reason of his..violent course is never frozen. The other Euripus on the backside of Groneland heth three inlets..Betweene these two raging Euripi lyeth an Iland..the habitation..of the Pigmies. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Euripus has since become a general Name for all Streights, where the Water is in great Motion and Agitation. 2. transferred. ΚΠ 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. xxxii. 131 The euripus, or canal, made by order of Julius Cæsar to contain crocodiles and other aquatick animals which were killed occasionally. 1849 J. Weale Rudim. Dict. Terms Archit. ii. 178/2 Euripus, any artificial canal or water-course. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1601 |
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