单词 | parolist |
释义 | † parolistn.1 Obsolete. rare. A person given to using affected words. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > wordmongering > one who wordmonger1590 lettermonger1592 parolist1604 logodaedalus1611 word-pecker1649 vocabularian1899 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iv. i. 112 I heard once one of these worthy parolists who had got by the end the word ‘intricat’; he..tould..that such a gentleman and he did beare most ‘intricat’ loue one to another: [meaning] intier. 1611 W. Vaughan Spirit of Detraction vii. iii. 309 Such persons be but..Bacchanalian Parolistes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). parolistn.2 rare. A person who is released on parole; = parolee n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > released > on parole > person who is parolist1901 parolee1915 1901 Scotsman 16 Apr. 8/3 Parolists..admit..that further resistance signifies daily increasing misery for all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11604n.21901 |
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