† praying-wiseadv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: praying n., -wise comb. form.

Etymology: < praying n. + -wise comb. form. Compare earlier prayingly adv.

Obsolete. rare.

In the manner of a person praying.

ΚΠ

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Mouffet Theater of Insects i. xvi, in E. Topsell Hist. Four-footed Beasts 983 This Italian Mantis..hath six feet like the Locust, but the foremost thicker and longer than the other, the which because for the most part she holds up together (praying-wise [L. precantium ritu]) it is commonly called with us Preque Dieu.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	praying-wise
释义	† praying-wiseadv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: praying n., -wise comb. form. Etymology: < praying n. + -wise comb. form. Compare earlier prayingly adv. Obsolete. rare. In the manner of a person praying. ΚΠ 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Mouffet Theater of Insects i. xvi, in E. Topsell Hist. Four-footed Beasts 983 This Italian Mantis..hath six feet like the Locust, but the foremost thicker and longer than the other, the which because for the most part she holds up together (praying-wise [L. precantium ritu]) it is commonly called with us Preque Dieu. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adv.1658
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