单词 | absinthial |
释义 | absinthialadj. literary and rare. Of, relating to, or suggestive of wormwood; (figurative) bitter, harsh. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [adjective] absinthialc1540 sage-leaved1822 the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > bitter baskc1175 to do amerec1400 fell?c1425 gallyc1530 rhubarba1586 bitterish1605 acrimonious1617 acrid1633 rodent1633 absinthiana1635 gallish1648 acroamare1657 absinthiala1857 absinthine1862 c1540 Image Ipocrysy ii, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 426 Doctours that take all, By lawes absynthyall And labirynthyall. a1857 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. 110 It was once called the Valley of Wormwood... Lo! the absinthial reputation vanishes—the valley smiles—is called, and made, Clairvaux, or Brightdale. a1968 T. Merton Coll. Poems (1977) 182 No brimstone buries these absinthial silences Or purifies the poisoned sanctuary to a pile of ash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1540 |
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