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单词 palmerin
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Palmerinn.

Brit. /ˈpalmərɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌpælmərˈˌin/
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Palmerin.
Etymology: < the name of Palmerin de Oliva, hero of a series of popular 16th-cent. Spanish romances.Palmerin was the illegitimate son of a Byzantine princess; and his name ( < Spanish palmera palm tree (see palmer n.3) + -ín -ine suffix1) is said to have been derived from his exposure as an infant in a wicker basket among palms and olives on a mountain side.
Any of the knightly heroes of the 16th-cent. Spanish romances concerning Palmerin de Oliva. Also in extended use: a redoubtable knightly champion.
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the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > brave warrior > knightly hero
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knight adventurous1429
knight of adventurers1530
paladin1592
Palmerin1613
knight adventurera1640
erranta1643
preux chevalier1771
Galahad1854
1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle iii. sig. F4 And by that vertue that braue Rosicleere, That damned brood of ougly Gyants slew, And Palmerin Frannarco ouerthrew.
1640 H. Glapthorne Hollander iii. sig. Eii Ha thy arme in sling, my Palmerin.
1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. xxi. 313 All the Palmerins, and Primaleons, he knew as well as if he had gone to school with them.
1823 W. Scott Peveril II. iii. 74 To be an absolute Palmerin of England is not in my nature.
1938 J. C. Powys Enjoyment of Lit. 177 That ideal age..when the spirit of knight-errantry, never mind about particular Amadises of Gaul or Palmerins of England, prevailed in the world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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