单词 | phantomy |
释义 | † phantomyn. Obsolete. Illusion; fantasy; the practice of illusion, deception. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] phantasma1250 phantomya1400 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [noun] swikingc1000 illusionc1340 phantoma1375 phantomya1400 delusion1526 elusion1550 falsery1594 disillusion1598 imposture1643 a1400 Speculum Christiani (Cambr.) (1933) 151 Fantonye [1425 Lansd. His ryches riche..nis but fantomeand disseyte]. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 421 Now ye mow se the sothe, that it is false and vntrew, and fantomye. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021). phantomyadj. Now rare. Of the nature of or suggestive of a phantom; phantom-like; phantasmal. Also (English regional): thin, withered. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > appropriate to spectral1821 phantomy1864 1864 J. Anster Faustus Pt. 2 ii. 137 Gray tents, Spread wavelike far and wide: phantomy reappearance Of that all-anxious night—dread night of deepest sorrow. 1877 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire (E.D.D.) Horses are very phantomy at this time of year. 1893 Temple Bar 97 240 A phantomy pair of thick black brows. 1996 Columbian (Vancouver) (Nexis) 23 July a1 Over time I did become more ‘phantomy’ to people and less trustworthy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400adj.1864 |
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