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单词 minstrelling
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minstrellingminstrelingn.

Brit. /ˈmɪnstrəlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪnstrəlɪŋ/
Forms: 1800s– minstrelling, 1900s– minstreling; Scottish pre-1700 menstrelling, pre-1700 minstrelling.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: minstrel v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < minstrel v. + -ing suffix1.
The occupation of a minstrel; the performance of music or songs; an instance of this. Also figurative.
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a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 381 With singing and danceing, minstrelling and playing.
1647 in C. B. Gunn Rec. Baron Court Stitchill (1905) Introd. 35 Profane minstrellings in time of dinner or supper tends to great debauchery.
1841 G. Darley Ethelstan iv. iii. 65 Ethelstan. He that..gain'd His ‘Ransom’ from grim Vengeance by a Song? Egil. Even he!—Such virtue in good minstrelling!
1905 R. Bridges Demeter I. 74 Now birds early arouse their pretty minstreling.
1992 Independent 8 Nov. 19/2 Minstrelling is displaying the ingratiating manner of a black and white minstrel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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