| 单词 | a main pace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa main pace (also speed) ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] > specifically of movement or action radeOE swifta1050 smarta1325 quickc1325 round1525 main1567 rapid1605 slashing1824 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > at full speed full speed1382 with topsailc1400 at spursa1500 on (also upon) the (spurs or) spur1525 amain1555 a main pace (also speed)1567 full tilt?a1600 upon full stretch1697 at full tilt1713 at (also on) full speed1749 (at) full split1836 full chisel1837 (at) full pelt1841 full swing1843 ventre à terre1848 full out1886 at full lick1889 hell-for-leather1889 all out1895 eyes out1895 flat out1932 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 267 He putt spurres to his horse, forcynge hym to a mayne gallopp. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 146/2 They were constreined..to run awaie a maine pase. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. iv. 175 With a maine course [he] drewe the whole manage of affaires into his owne handes. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 51 Some Horsemen..wil..breake into a maine chace and so giue their Horse a sweate. 1609 T. Dekker Rauens Almanacke sig. C1 Citizens, Schollers, and Sailers thinke a horse neuer goes fast enough though he run a maine gallop. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 4 Gallopping a maine speede out of the Quirie. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Custome of Countrey i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aa3/1 We saw e'm Making with all maine speed to 'th port. < as lemmas |
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