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单词 milordo
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milordon.

Brit. /mᵻˈlɔːdəʊ/, U.S. /məˈlɔrˌdoʊ/
Inflections: Plural milordi, milordos.
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian milordo.
Etymology: < Italian †milordo (17th cent.; earlier milorto , milort , milorte , all 16th cent.) < French milord milord n.
Now historical.
A wealthy Englishman or English nobleman living or travelling in Italy.
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1758 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. May (1967) III. 149 He brags of having done his duty in waiting on the two Milordi.
1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn ix. 75 My own father was barcarole there to a great milordo.
1887 Littell's Living Age 12 Nov. 334/1 They had hired three carriages, in one of which the sick milordo had lain at full length.
1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Feb. 137/2 An artistic diet very different from that of the English milordi and antiquarians who haunted Italy at the time.
1998 Guardian 7 Mar. (Guide Suppl.) 11/2 Italy was once the playground of the frivolous Milordi, but after the Napoleonic wars, artists sought to rummage through the decay, in search of an even more romantic vision than previous aristos had looked for.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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