† ˈhalf-horsen.¹

Obs.

A centaur.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > of classical mythology > centaur

centaureOE

hippocentaurOE

sagittary1509

onocentaur1523

Sagittariusa1592

half-horse1605

centauress1754

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iv. 124 The braue Half-horse Phylirean Scout.

1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis ii. 50 It pleas'd the Halfe-horse to be so imploy'd.

Derivatives

† half-horsy adj. Obs. of the nature of a centaur.

ΚΠ

1591 Spenser Virgil's Gnat in Complaints sig. H2, Th'halfe horsy people, Centaures hight.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2016).

单词	half-horse
释义	† ˈhalf-horsen.¹ Obs. A centaur. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > of classical mythology > centaur centaureOE hippocentaurOE sagittary1509 onocentaur1523 Sagittariusa1592 half-horse1605 centauress1754 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iv. 124 The braue Half-horse Phylirean Scout. 1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis ii. 50 It pleas'd the Halfe-horse to be so imploy'd. Derivatives † half-horsy adj. Obs. of the nature of a centaur. ΚΠ 1591 Spenser Virgil's Gnat in Complaints sig. H2, Th'halfe horsy people, Centaures hight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2016). < n.¹1591
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