单词 | hoodman |
释义 | † hoodmann. Obsolete. A hooded man; the blindfolded player in the game of hoodman-blind n. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > dress, garb > [noun] > for face or head > person wearing hoodman1565 vizard1652 domino1749 big-head1895 1565–73 [implied in: T. Cooper Thesaurus Mya..a childish play called hoodman blind. (at hoodman-blind n.)]. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. iii. 122 Ber. A plague vpon him, muffeld; he can say nothing of me: hush, hush. Cap. G. Hoodman comes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1565 |
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