单词 | inclinabo |
释义 | † inclinabon. Obsolete. rare. An act of bending the head or upper body forward and downward as a sign of reverence or courtesy; a bow.Chiefly in humorous or satirical contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey crookc1330 beckc1375 obediencec1390 obeisancea1393 reverencec1400 inclinationa1425 courtesy1508 curtsy1513 honour1531 leg1548 duck1554 beisance1556 jouk1567 congee1577 crouch1597 humblesso1599 inclinabo1607 salaam1613 dop1616 scrape1628 bowa1656 visit-leg1673 couchee1691 dip1792 bob1825 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders ii. xxvii. 300 To make an hypocriticall inclinabo [Fr. l'inclinabo] or ducking in the Church & elsewhere, bowing downe the head and heauing vp the taile. 1640 R. Baillie Ladensium Αὐτοκατάκρισις iv. 52 A number of low cringes towards these elements..a low inclinabo before the bread, when they set it downe. 1862 T. Wright tr. H. Misson de Valbourg in Hist. Domest. Manners xxi. 469 The second grimace is to make him an inclinabo [Fr. inclinabo], at the risk of dipping his perriwig in the gravy in his plate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < |
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