† monocolousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monocōlī , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin monocōlī (masculine plural), the name of a fabulous race of men with only one leg ( < ancient Greek μονόκωλος of one clause, of one kind, of one storey, in Hellenistic Greek also as noun, denoting a bandage for one limb < μονο- mono- comb. form + κῶλον limb: see colon n.²) + -ous suffix.

Obsolete.

One-legged.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [adjective]

leggeda1375

two-legged1560

crural1599

one-legged1636

monocolous1798

scelidate1877

1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne 200 The people were monocolous, that is, having only one leg, or sciapodous, having feet so large as to shelter the whole body, in a supine posture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	monocolous
释义	† monocolousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monocōlī , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin monocōlī (masculine plural), the name of a fabulous race of men with only one leg ( < ancient Greek μονόκωλος of one clause, of one kind, of one storey, in Hellenistic Greek also as noun, denoting a bandage for one limb < μονο- mono- comb. form + κῶλον limb: see colon n.²) + -ous suffix. Obsolete. One-legged.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [adjective] leggeda1375 two-legged1560 crural1599 one-legged1636 monocolous1798 scelidate1877 1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne 200 The people were monocolous, that is, having only one leg, or sciapodous, having feet so large as to shelter the whole body, in a supine posture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1798
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