| 单词 | head fountain |
| 释义 | > as lemmashead fountain head fountain n. [compare earlier head well n.] now rare (chiefly U.S. in later use) = fountainhead n. (in either sense). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] welleOE mothereOE ordeOE wellspringeOE fathereOE headeOE oreOE wellspringOE rootc1175 morea1200 beginningc1200 head wella1325 sourcec1374 principlea1382 risinga1382 springinga1382 fountain14.. springerc1410 nativity?a1425 racinea1425 spring1435 headspring?a1439 seminaryc1440 originationc1443 spring wellc1450 sourdre1477 primordialc1487 naissance1490 wellhead?1492 offspringa1500 conduit-head1517 damc1540 springhead1547 principium1550 mint1555 principal1555 centre1557 head fountain1563 parentage1581 rise1589 spawna1591 fount1594 parent1597 taproot1601 origin1604 fountainhead1606 radix1607 springa1616 abundary1622 rist1622 primitive1628 primary1632 land-spring1642 extraction1655 upstart1669 progenerator1692 fontala1711 well-eye1826 first birth1838 ancestry1880 Quelle1893 the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > head or source headeOE wellspringOE springOE uptaking1241 head wella1325 wellheadc1330 sourcec1386 headspringa1398 headstreama1398 risinga1398 surge1523 springhead?a1560 head fountain1563 water head1567 fountainhead1585 headwater1612 fill1622 water source1651 urn1726 vomica1838 sponge-swamp1901 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 546/2 Holy Prophetes, Patriarkes, Apostles, and other good faithfull people in olde tyme, in all tribulation and anguyshe resorted vnto the head fountayne, whiche is of grace infinite. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. iv. 11 If it happen that the head fountaine be somewhat too farre from the farme, you may force the water to come thither. 1688 J. Norris Theory & Regulation Love i. iii. 24 The Heart is..the Head-fountain of Life. 1776 in W. W. Hening Statutes at Large: Coll. Laws Virginia (1821) IX. 263 All that part of the said district lying to the northward of the county of Augusta, to the westward of the meridian of the head fountain of Potowmack, [etc.]. 1829 T. Dwight Sketches Scenery & Manners U.S. 35 A prayer..which he chanted in a few solemn words over the head fountain of those waters which pour down the mountain's side. 1852 Freemasons' Q. Mag. & Rev. 30 June 170 Canton..is the seat of an administration which has only in rare instances recourse to the head fountain of authority. 1911 Dental Summary 31 23 The deepest inspiration for work comes only to the one who can occasionally drink from the head fountain of knowledge. 1950 J. R. Smith Tree Crops (new ed.) xxv. 369 Two legislative blows at the very base of civilization—muddying the waters in the head fountain of knowledge and neglecting to save soil. < as lemmas |
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