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单词 oultrepreu
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oultrepreuadj.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oultrepreux.
Etymology: < Middle French oultrepreux (c1460 in the passage translated in quot. 1477; French †outrepreux ) < oultre beyond (see outrance n.) + preux (see prew adj.). Compare earlier prew adj.
Obsolete. rare.
Exceedingly brave.
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the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [adjective] > exceedingly brave
oultrepreu1477
over-brave1620
(as) game as a pebble1829
game as a pissant1930
1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 42 The vailly[a]unt & oultrepreu Iason was in this glorie & tryumphe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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