单词 | pointure |
释义 | † pointuren. Obsolete. The action or an act of pricking; a spike or point, a pointed weapon. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating > with sharp-pointed instrument > pricking pointurea1393 puncturea1400 pouncingc1410 punction?a1425 pointing1440 pinpricking1706 acupuncture1875 pinholing1879 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 1048 The lusti Maii, Whanne..love of his pointure stingeth..The youthe of every creature. 1494 Loutfut MS f. 3, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) And thai that beris thair pointeiris within the listes suld beir thaim laich on sid. 1494 Loutfut MS f. 41v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Pointouris [a1586 Lindsay MS pointures] of spurris. a1500 Liber Pluscardensis (Marchm.) (1877) I. 387 Leyffand but syn,..Dyd neuir of plycth the pointyr of a preyn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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