| 单词 | gambol trick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgambol trick attributive, typically with the sense ‘characterized by or reminiscent of gambols; playful, sportive’, as gambol dance, gambol trick, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective] gamingOE playfulc1225 gamefulc1275 gamelya1350 gamesomea1375 playable?c1475 frisky?a1500 sporting1549 sportful1577 toyish1577 toyful1580 sportive1593 gambol1600 sportly1600 sporting1607 playsome1612 jiggish1635 toysome1638 ludible1656 ludibund1668 good-humoured1682 flippant1711 lusory1711 gamp1737 kittenish1753 sportable1767 disportive1773 whisky1782 playward1878 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. iv. 253 Such other gambole faculties a has that show a weake minde, and an able bodie. View more context for this quotation 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 132 Other were full of their gamboll-tricks, each man having his severall Posture. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 447 It look'd alwaies to me so like a gambal trick, that I could not but place it among the earlier Legends or pious Fictions of the Church. 1707 T. D'Urfey Stories 71 She..Most neatly tript it [sc. a Cheshire Round] now, with Squeaks, Wild Antick Turns, and Gambol Tricks. 1831 J. N. Mosby Fall of Algiers 71 Thus often have I watch'd their frolic sports, And been diverted with their gambol play. 1882 Little Somebody's Pretty Bk. Picture, Tale, & Verse (1883) 6 Poor Puss! domesticated pretty Puss! Content at home to stay; Thy pleasure's shown in gambol tricks. 1957 E. O. James Prehistoric Relig. vi. 150 This celebrated scene has called forth a variety of conjectural interpretations ranging from that of a phallic cult to a gambol dance. 1987 R. Bradbury 'Tain't no Sin in Death has lost its Charm for Me Their gambol-dances and ghost romances. < as lemmas |
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