单词 | a feast for the eyes |
释义 | > as lemmasa feast for the eyes 3. A richly enjoyable experience or occasion; a splendid array of delights. Also with for (sometimes to), esp. in a feast for the eyes (cf. feast v. 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [noun] > source or instance of sensuous pleasure likingeOE feasta1393 sensualityc1425 contentation1569 contentment1579 sugar candy1591 content1594 sugar-plum1608 contentingc1620 gratification1711 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vi. l. 848 Ek min Ere hath over this A deynte feste. a1450 York Plays (1885) 119 (MED) Say, felowes, what! fynde yhe any feest, Me falles for to haue parte, parde! 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. gvv They attayne to greatter feestes, and more..abundaunt ioye of the spyrite. a1637 B. Jonson Fall of Mortimer i. 292 in Wks. (1640) III Let my longing eyes enjoy their feast, And fill of thee; my faire-shap'd, God-like man. 1739 T. Gray Let. 21 Nov. in Corr. (1971) I. 130 Two eunuchs' voices, that were a perfect feast to ears that had heard nothing but French operas for a year. 1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Mar. 282/2 The moment you received the intelligence my full feast of fun would be over. 1901 Sketch 18 Dec. 329/2 The revue at the Varieties..is a feast for the eyes. 1906 Studio 36 227/1 The figures..are grouped together to form a veritable feast of colour, each one intensifying the other. 2017 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Mar. 25 Enter a world of excitement, allure and intrigue, where every scene is a visual feast. < as lemmas |
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