单词 | hy brasil |
释义 | Hy BrasilHy-Braziln. Name originally applied to one of the larger islands of the Azores; subsequently and chiefly to a legendary island located off the west coast of Ireland. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [noun] > Azores Western Islands1577 Western Isles1676 Hy Brasil1812 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > Ireland > [noun] > mythical island Hy Brasil1812 1436 A. Bianco Atlas (1869) (caption) Y de borzil.] 1812 J. Purdy Mem. N. Atlantic Ocean iv. i. 128 Brasil Rock, in lat. 51° 10′, and long. 15° 58′..although its existence has been doubted..it was, however, seen in the year 1791. 1843 G. Griffin Wks. VIII. 210 On the ocean that hollows the rocks where ye dwell, A shadowy land has appeared as they tell; Men thought it a region of sunshine and rest, And they called it O'Brazil—the isle of the blest. 1899 R. Kipling Stalky & Co. p. vii Far and sure our bands have gone—Hy-Brasil or Babylon. 1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 14 Sir Huon..setting off from Tintagel Castle for Hy-Brasil. 1948 L. MacNeice Holes in Sky 30 Both myth and seismic history have been long suppressed Which made and unmade Hy Brazil. 1967 V. Gielgud Conduct of Member xviii. 139 Want to go a long way..Cipangu—or better, Hy-Brazil. The world was more fun when its countries had names like these. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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