单词 | at lair |
释义 | > as lemmasat lair b. for beasts of chase or of prey. at lair: in his or their lair. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > habitat > [noun] > dwelling place or shelter houseOE denOE holdc1275 lying-placea1382 coucha1398 homea1398 logis1477 starting-hole1530 cabbage1567 lodge1567 lair1575 lay1590 squat1590 hover1602 denning1622 start-holea1641 bed1694 niche1725 shed1821 lying1834 basking-hole1856 lie1869 homesite1882 holt1890 lying-ground1895 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xxxvii. 99 When a Hart hath fed..& wil not go to his layre..he lyeth downe vpon his belly. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. I3 All the nimble Citizens of the Wood betooke them to their Laire. 1626 N. Breton Fantasticks sig. B2 The stately Hart is at Layre in the high wood. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 457 Out of the ground up rose As from his Laire the wilde Beast. View more context for this quotation 1735 W. Somervile Chace iii. 294 Fierce from his Lair springs forth the speckled Pard. 1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. lv. 96 They were hunted like wild beasts into their lairs. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. ii. 535 In that forest was the lair Of a great boar. < as lemmas |
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