| 单词 | out of an imitation of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of an imitation of b. Phrase: in imitation of (cf. French à l'imitation de). Also †after the imitation of, according to the imitation of, out of an imitation of; †in his imitation (cf. French à son imitation). ΚΠ 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 3 They learned it not of the Arabians..neither dyd they it after the imitation of the Missians. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. xxi. 58 According to the imitation of the auncient Græcians and Romaines. 1592 A. Day Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) i. sig. E1v In imitation of the best and most learned iudgements of our time. 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits x. 133 That which this notable man vsed to do..I am now also resolued to do in his imitation. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxix. 170 To see the late troubles in England, out of an imitation of the Low Countries. 1823 J. Rutter Delineations of Fonthill 25 Carved timber work, painted in imitation of old oak. < as lemmas |
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