单词 | murlimewes |
释义 | † murlimewesn. Obsolete. Foolish gestures or antics. Occasionally treated as singular. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > antic toy?1518 antics1570 murlimewes1583 monkey trick1653 dido1807 monkey work1830 monkeyshinec1832 monkey business1835 rannygazoo1896 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxii. 131 The Papistes..fiske about after their foolish ceremonies and after murlimewes of their owne making [Fr. et apres tant d'agios qu'ils font]. 1593 C. Hollyband Dict. French & Eng. Agyos or Agios, blessings and crossings which the papisticall priests doe vse in their holy water, to make a mearlew muse. 1600 Maydes Metamorphosis iii. i. E 2 Good maister wizard, leaue these murlemewes, and tell Mopso plainly, whether Gemulo..shall win the loue of the faire shepheardesse..or not. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1583 |
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