单词 | euroclydon |
释义 | Euroclydonn. In the Bible (Acts 27:14): a stormy, north-easterly wind encountered by St Paul on his journey to Rome. Hence allusively: any stormy wind or gale. Also figurative. Cf. euraquilo n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > strong or violent wind birra1325 racka1400 galea1547 Euroclydon1561 huff-gale1582 whiskera1598 gale-wind1628 sniffler1768 snifter1768 storm wind1839 buster1848 snorter1855 snorer1871 blusterer1877 ripsnorter1889 smeller1898 hurricane wind1921 1561 Bible (Geneva) Acts xxvii. 14 Anone after, there arose by it a stormie winde called Euroclydon [c1384 E.V. north eest, 1535 Coverdale the Northeast, 1611 King James Euroclydon, 1946 R.S.V. the north-easter]. 1608 T. Walkington Salomons Sweete Harpe ii. 38 We must stand still at the sterne, and holde the helme with courage and hope, guiding the shippe of the Church, tossed with neuer so many Euroclydons. 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 3 Men are so variously acted in this Euroclydon of Providence. 1676 I. Mather Hist. War with Indians (1862) 162 It..continued a cold Euroclidon, or, North-East storm all that day and night. 1725 R. Wolcott Poet. Medit. 63 When Euroclydon the forest rends The bigger Oaks fall down the Lesser bends. 1767 J. Bryant (title) Observations and Inquiries relating to various parts of Ancient History, containing Dissertations on the Wind Euroclydon. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Mass for Dying Year 29 The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Aug. 11/1 Captain Spratt..was caught by a real Euroclydon,..the gale having acquired a truly typhonic character by rushing down from the high land. 1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 39 Euroclydon..bellows down the chimney. 1931 E. C. Semple Geogr. Mediterranean Region xxi. 631 So the inevitable happened: the wind circled around to the northeast and the tempestuous Euroclydon, counterpart of the Italian Bora, swept over the Mount Ida range..of Crete and down the Bay of Phæstus (modern Bay of Messara). 2004 Africa News (Nexis) 6 Nov. Perhaps these are the undesirable effects of a spiritual Euroclydon blowing on our nation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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