单词 | illuminary |
释义 | illuminaryadj.n. rare. A. adj. Tending to illumine; illuminative. ΚΠ 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Illuminary, of or pertaining to Illuminating. = illumination n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > illumination > [noun] lightingOE clearingc1380 beshining1398 burning1466 lumerc1468 tinding1497 illumination1563 illustrationa1631 luminary1645 illuminary1692 lighting up1787 illume1838 1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 608 The kings birth day..ringing of bells, illuminaries and bonefires. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1692 |
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