单词 | fire-spear |
释义 | > as lemmasfire-spear fire-spear n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > fire-spear phalaricaa1522 fire-speara1527 phalaric1608 a1527 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (Elphinstoun) (1959) ix. xi. l. 87 [With ane hydduus] byrnand fyre [speir]. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 33 Mak reddy ȝour..fyir speyris, hail schot, lancis, pikkis. 1840 Colonial Mag. 3 194 Thatch was the usual covering, until the hostile blacks rendered shingles necessary, as a precaution against their blazing fire-spears. 2012 Queensland Times (Nexis) 7 June 14 Each fire dancer had special talents, including dancing with a lit hula hoop, and combat routines with fire-spears. < as lemmas |
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