单词 | aventine |
释义 | † aventinen. figurative. A secure position, a ‘strong tower.’ Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or security > that which gives security anchoreOE tower13.. strengthc1425 rock1526 anchorage1596 assurer1607 anchor line1614 aventinea1625 anchorage ground1758 anchorman1895 a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher in Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1890) Into the castle's tower, The only Aventine that now is left him. 1629 P. Massinger Roman Actor i. i. sig. Bv I expect No fauour from him, my strong Auentine is That great Domitian. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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