单词 | nose-slitting |
释义 | > as lemmasnose-slitting nose-slitting n. and adj. ΚΠ 1645 R. Baillie Dissuasive from Errours of Time Pref. 7 Their [sc. Episcopal Courts] prisons, their fines, their pillories, their nose-slittings, their ear-cuttings, their cheek-burnings, did but hold down the flame to break out in season with the greater rage. 1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos i. 70 The..practice of..pilloring, gagging, ear marking, nose slitting. 1873 Galaxy Sept. 405/2 A mutual nose-slitting organization outlasts dynasties. 1988 Slavic Rev. 47 115 It contains a slew of questionable or unprovable statements..blinding and nose-slitting in Russia were of Mongol provenance. < as lemmas |
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