单词 | feminie |
释义 | feminien. Now rare (chiefly historical and archaic after 17th cent.). 1. Frequently with capital initial. The Amazons (Amazon n. 1a); the country of the Amazons. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > [noun] > female warrior > race of feminiea1393 Amazona1398 the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > man-like woman > collectively feminiea1393 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > realm of imagination > [noun] > imaginary place > of Amazons feminiea1393 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 2140 (MED) Pantasilee, Which was the queene of Feminee. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 8 He conquered al the regne of femenye [c1415 Corpus Oxf. Feminie]. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 111 (MED) I wot neuere whether j be in femynye, ther wommen hauen the lordship. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6669 The qwene of femyne þat freike so faithfully louyt. 1692 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Feminie, the women's country. 1980 D. R. Howard Writers & Pilgrims ii. 25 In one work, we learn that the Georgians came from the land of Feminie and to this day burn off a girl's right breast when she is born so that their women can draw a bow in battle. 2. Women considered collectively; womankind.In quot. 1874 with allusion to sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > women collectively wifkinOE womanOE womankinc1175 womankindc1175 womenkina1387 womenkinda1387 womanhoodc1405 feminityc1425 femininityc1450 femininec1451 the fair (also gentle, soft, weak, etc.) sex1536 the second sex1536 the woman sex1536 feminie1541 mesdames1552 the fairer (also gentler, softer, weaker, etc.) sex1578 sex1589 ladyhooda1666 fair1687 wimmin1710 womenfolk1729 mesdemoiselles1739 the female of the species1795 femalitiesc1801 ladykind1829 womanity1836 womandom1838 ladydom1843 petticoatery1849 tea-body1865 muslin1884 the skirt1899 quim1909 womyn1975 womxn1991 1541 Schole House of Women sig. Aiv A foole of late, contryued a booke And all in prayse, of the femynye. 1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) v. 28 In May men mellis with famyny. c1600 in G. Stevenson Poems A. Montgomerie (1910) ix. 81 Ȝe may obstene From feminie. 1823 Ld. Byron Werner iv. i. 148 You bid me..look into The eyes of feminie. 1836 Fraser's Mag. 14 22 At the good deeds of feminie let no man..Sneer idly. 1874 Catholic Progress Oct. 309/2 The noble Countess of Arundel hath a bevy of fair damsels around her, so that forsooth this is a very realm of feminie. 2005 J. E. Gill Rhymes & Prose & Proposals p. x I'll do whatever I can to see that my concept has a chance to evolve inside the minds of as many females as possible..starting with the one known as ‘Feminie’ (which means ‘women collectively’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1393 |
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