单词 | natalitial |
释义 | † natalitialadj.n. Obsolete. A. adj. Of or relating to a person's birth or birthday. Cf. natal adj.1 2, 3a and natalitious adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > [adjective] natal1447 natalitial1611 natalitious1646 congenial1721 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. H6v The Parish of Odcombe my deare natalitiall place. 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper iii. 175 His natalitiall hymne was sung..by a Chore of Angels. 1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xxxv. 238 We read in the life of Virgil, and how far his natalitial Poplar had out-stripp'd the rest of its Contemporaries. a1869 A. Spiers French & Eng. Pronouncing Dict. (1870) 358 Natalitial.] B. n. In plural. A birthday celebration. Cf. natal adj.1 2. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > birthday festivities natals1597 natalitials1660 1660 E. Sparke Θυσιαστηριον (ed. 2) iv. 84 Our Funerals border on our Natalitials. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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