单词 | pigeon-livered |
释义 | > as lemmaspigeon-livered pigeon-livered adj. = pigeon-hearted adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [adjective] stillc825 tamec888 mildeOE lithea1000 daftc1000 meekc1325 lambishc1374 meeklyc1375 benign1377 temperatec1380 quieta1382 gall-lessa1398 mansuetea1425 meeta1425 unwrathful1542 rageless1578 lamb-like?1592 mildya1603 milky1602 pigeon-livered1604 placid1614 spleenless?1615 passive1616 unprovokable1646 milken1648 uncaptious1661 stomachless1727 unindignant1789 pianoa1817 ireless1829 unquarrelsome1830 quiet-goinga1835 uncholeric1834 unoffendable1839 baby-milda1845 quiet-tempered1846 turtlish1855 pathic1857 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 579 But I am pidgion liuerd, and lack gall To make oppression bitter. 1785 T. L. O'Beirne Gleam of Comfort (ed. 2) 84 Unlike some pigeon-livered possessors of uncontrolled sway in Europe. 1832 Times 22 June 4/3 If the Duke ever forgives the candid speech made on that occasion, he is more pigeon-livered than we think him. 1998 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Sports section) p3 b The problem is I underestimated Clay... I thought they were pigeon-livered. < as lemmas |
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