单词 | at the sign of |
释义 | > as lemmasat the sign of b. The address or establishment indicated by a specified sign (sense 7a). Frequently in at the sign of. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > identify or distinguish [phrase] > at a certain inn, etc., distinguished by sign at the sign of1501 1501 Alcock's Mons Perfectionis (new ed.) Colophon sig. Eiijv/1 Enprynted at London in fletestrete at the sygne of ye sonne by Wynkin de worde. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) ix. l. 2904 In Paris he held a ryale state At the syngne knawyn the Tynnyn Plate. 1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII c. 12 One little lane stretching from the said way, to the signe of the bell at Drewry lane ende. 1631 in S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases (1953) I. 177 At the signe of the Beare neere the bridge foote. 1672 Heath's Flagellum (new ed.) (title page) Sold at his Shop at the Signe of the Crown. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 111 We baited at an Inn, at the Sign of the Faulcon. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. viii. 198 Chose for their House of Entertainment the Sign of the Bell. View more context for this quotation 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 227 An appointment to meet with the others of his company at the sign of the Griffin. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 168 I took her to the sign of the Blue Boar. 1899 J. E. Cook Story of Rouen xi. 271 It was at the double game of rapier and dagger that Marquet Dubosc wiped off old scores after a quarrel at the Sign of the Cauldron. 1929 Enemy No. 3. 11 A universal tongue is being manufactured in Paris (at the sign of the transplanted Swan of Avon within cat-call of the Odéon or elsewhere). 1995 W. Horwood Toad Triumphant 131 (heading) At the Sign of the Hat and Boot. < as lemmas |
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