| 单词 | behind fortifications |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbehind fortifications a. In the space lying to the rear of, on the back side of (a person, or object that has a front and back). behind fortifications, etc.: inside of, so as to be defended by them. ΚΠ c1175 Lamb. Hom. 165 He is buuen us and bineþen, biforen and bihinden. a1225 Juliana 73 Bihinden hare schuldren. c1300 K. Alis. 2013 Y wol..faste bynde, His honden his rug byhynde. c1320 Seuyn Sag. (W.) 553 He hadde, bihinden his paleys, A fair gardin. 1611 Bible (King James) Exod. xiv. 19 The pillar of the cloud..stood behinde them. View more context for this quotation 1760 S. Johnson Idler 9 Feb. 41 They..wondered how a Youth of Spirit could spend the Prime of Life behind a Counter. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. iii. 55 Next morning I took my daughter behind me, and set out on my return home. 1849 C. Kingsley Prose Idylls (1875) 295 The gentleman from Lloyd's with the pen behind his ear. < as lemmas |
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