单词 | arrect |
释义 | arrectadj.n. A. adj. Set upright, pricked up (as the ears of a beast); having the faculties directed towards; figurative intent, attentive, on the alert. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > alert warec1000 erect1544 present1548 prick-eared?1550 open-eyed1565 erecteda1586 wakened1609 arrect1646 alerta1728 downc1770 wide awake1785 brighta1819 noticing1820 featy1844 undreamy1848 yary1855 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > listening > listening intently > of ears arrect1646 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > listening attentively > of the ear attent1482 arrect1646 whist1890 1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xxxi. 140 His eares are said to be arrect and intent only to those [prayers] that are made in this place. 1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination i. 269 Eager for th'event, Around the beldame all arrect they hang. 1846 T. Aird in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 279 The rabbit..Pauses a moment—with its form and ears Arrect to listen. Proposed term for ‘upright stratum.’ Obsolete. ΚΠ 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 213. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † arrectv. Obsolete. 1. To set upright. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > make vertical [verb (transitive)] > make upright or erect rearOE rightOE to set upa1225 raisea1250 upreara1300 risea1400 to dress upc1400 stand?a1425 upsetc1440 dress1490 to stick up1528 arrect1530 erect1557 prick1566 upright1590 mounta1616 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 436/1 I arecte, I adresse up or set up a thyng, Je metz sus..je metz debout, or je metz a point. This banner is nowe arrected. 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. A.7 Whiche dylygence dothe arrecte hertes and maketh them more encouraged to playe the men. 2. To direct upwards, raise, lift up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > direct in specific directions [verb (transitive)] > direct or turn upwards to turn up?c1335 arrecta1529 upturn1667 spire1839 a1529 J. Skelton Poems 9 (T.) Arrectynge my sight towarde the zodiake. ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cviii. 319 Yea Psalmes to thee: I wyll arrect. Among all folke of euery sect. 3. To set right, direct. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > lead back teachc893 forleadOE to lead the wayc1175 kenc1200 dressc1330 lerec1330 guy1362 guidec1374 reduce?a1425 tell1485 way lead1485 arrect1530 reconduct1566 reduct1580 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 436/2 I arecte..Jadresse. Be nat afrayde. If thou be out of the waye, thou shalte be arrected. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1646v.a1529 |
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