单词 | incave |
释义 | † incavev.1 Obsolete. transitive. To make hollow or concave; to bend inwards. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > form curved surface [verb (transitive)] > make concave > bend into concave shape incavea1586 hollow1601 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xi. sig. V8 But bow all knees, now of her knees My tongue doth tell what fancie sees..Whose bought incau'd doth yeeld such sight, Like cunning Painter shadowing white. DerivativesThesaurus » inˈcaved adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). incaveencavev.2 transitive. To enclose or shut up in, or as in, a cave. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclose [verb (transitive)] > in or as in other specific receptacle or enclosure casea1525 to case up1566 chamber1568 bag1570 embower1580 cistern1587 bower1599 casket1603 entemple1603 immould1610 incavern1611 incave1615 chest1616 enchest1632 intrunk1633 labyrinth1637 caverna1640 cabinetc1642 ark1644 to box in1745 lantern1789 cauldron1791 cave1816 pocket1833 castle1871 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 307 The bristled Bore and Beare Incaued rage. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. i. 80 Stand you awhile apart,..incaue your selfe. View more context for this quotation 1729 R. Savage Wanderer i. 158 There..Incav'd secure th' exulting eagle dwells. 1821 Moir in Blackwood's Mag. 10 301 The stayless element found its way to nether domes encaved. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxvi. 264 The rocks seemed to close above our heads..a protecting cliff between us and the gale. We were completely encaved. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1a1586v.21615 |
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