单词 | hippocentauric |
释义 | > as lemmashippocenˈtauric hippocenˈtauric adj. reminiscent of a hippocentaur, esp. in being formed from a combination of disparate or incongruous elements. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [adjective] > of nature of a centaur hippocentauric1614 centaurian1660 centauric1816 centaurial1883 1614 T. Jackson Third Bk. Comm. Apostles Creede 40 Wee finde, in the same Decree, another..immediately annexed, though as disproportionable to the former..as a mans head to an horses necke, both as vnsutable to their intended conclusion, as a super addition of finnes or feathers would be, to such a monstrous Hippocentaurique combination. 1996 Speculum 71 749 Prosimetrum, the literary form that mixes verse and prose into a hippocentauric whole, poses an interesting literary-historical problem. < as lemmas |
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