† Pacoletn.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pacolet.

Etymology: < Pacolet, the name of a dwarf in the medieval French romance of Valentine and Orson, said to have made a magical winged horse of wood by which he could instantly transport himself to wherever he wished. Compare French cheval de Pacolet (1584 or earlier).A reference to Pacolet's horse also appears in Rabelais (1542).

Obsolete.

In allusive and similative use. A mythical horse able to transport a person swiftly to wherever he or she wishes. More fully Pacolet's horse.

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a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K1^v I may speake..of Peru, and in speech, digresse from that, to the discription of Calicut: but in action, I cannot represent it without Pacolets horse.

1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. M6^v The itch of bestriding the Presse, or getting vp on this wodden Pacolet.

1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Amphitryon iv. v, in tr. Plautus Comedies 53 If I had got Pacolet's Horse, I cou'dn't ha' came sooner.

1728 A. Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife 230 I'll gar my Pacolet appear.

a1820 J. R. Drake To Friend in Wks. (1935) 198 Spur thy good Pacolet to speed apace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	pacolet
释义	† Pacoletn. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pacolet. Etymology: < Pacolet, the name of a dwarf in the medieval French romance of Valentine and Orson, said to have made a magical winged horse of wood by which he could instantly transport himself to wherever he wished. Compare French cheval de Pacolet (1584 or earlier).A reference to Pacolet's horse also appears in Rabelais (1542). Obsolete. In allusive and similative use. A mythical horse able to transport a person swiftly to wherever he or she wishes. More fully Pacolet's horse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > for riding > swift steed blonkOE steedc1175 a stern steedc1300 prancer?1566 Pacoleta1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K1^v I may speake..of Peru, and in speech, digresse from that, to the discription of Calicut: but in action, I cannot represent it without Pacolets horse. 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. M6^v The itch of bestriding the Presse, or getting vp on this wodden Pacolet. 1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Amphitryon iv. v, in tr. Plautus Comedies 53 If I had got Pacolet's Horse, I cou'dn't ha' came sooner. 1728 A. Ramsay Monk & Miller's Wife 230 I'll gar my Pacolet appear. a1820 J. R. Drake To Friend in Wks. (1935) 198 Spur thy good Pacolet to speed apace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.a1586
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