单词 | gry |
释义 | † gryn. Obsolete. The smallest unit in Locke's proposed decimal system of linear measurement, being the tenth of a line, the hundredth of an inch, and the thousandth of a (‘philosophical’) foot. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > inch > one hundredth of an inch gry1679 1623 W. Sclater Quæstion of Tythes 148 To this you ne gry; you loue to euade, not to answere.] 1679 J. Locke Let. to Boyle in R. Boyle Wks. (1772) VI. 541 The longest..was three inches and nine grys long, and one inch seven lines in girt. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. x. 314 A Globe, Cube, Cone, Prism, Cylinder, &c., whose Diametres are but 1000000th part of a Gry. 1813 E. S. Barrett Heroine I. To Rdr. xv The work has every fault which must convict it..but which will leave it not the ninety-ninth part of a gry the worse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † gryv. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. ? To rage, roar. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > furious anger > to rage (of fury) [verb (intransitive)] > be or become furious wedec1000 resea1250 ragea1400 rampc1405 rase1440 outragea1475 stampc1480 enragec1515 ournc1540 gry1594 fury1628 rampage1692 to stamp one's foot1821 to fire off1848 foam1852 fire1859 to stomp one's feetc1927 to spit chips1947 to spit cotton1947 to spit blood1963 to go ballistic1981 1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ii. 61 The hearing this doth force the Tyrant gry, With threatfull sound [It. Questo udendo, in minaccievol suono Freme il tiranno]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1679v.1594 |
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