单词 | falcation |
释义 | † falcationn. Obsolete. 1. The condition of being falcate; concrete a falcate outgrowth or appendage, hook. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > hook-shaped > a hook-shaped thing or part hook1563 falcation1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. iii. 236 The Locusts have..a long falcation or forcipated tayle behinde. View more context for this quotation 1715 W. Derham Astro-theol. v. i. 107 In whose [the Moon and Venus'] Falcations the dark part of their Globes may be perceived. 2. (See quot.) ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Falcation, a mowing or cutting with Bill or Hook. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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