单词 | infibulate |
释义 | infibulatev. rare. transitive. To fasten with a clasp or buckle. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with hasp or clasp haspOE claspc1405 infibulate1623 clip1902 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Infibulate, to buckle. 1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1852 T. De Quincey Sir W. Hamilton in Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 9 275/1 Hooks and eyes..that are fitted to infibulate him..infibulate cannot be a plagiarism, because I never saw the word before; and, in fact, I have this moment invented it. Derivatives inˈfibulated adj. fastened with a clasp (see infibulation n.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [adjective] > operations on sex organs infibulated1850 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §425. 611 Caricature of an infibulated citharœdus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1623 |
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