accipitraladj.

Brit.

/akˈsɪpᵻtr(ə)l/, U.S.

/æ(k)ˈsɪpətrəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin accipitr- , accipiter , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin accipitr-, accipiter accipiter n. + -al suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin accipitralis (1865 or earlier). Compare accipitrine adj.

1. Resembling that of a falcon or hawk, esp. in respect of sight or temperament; sharp-eyed, hawklike.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective]

ravenousc1425

rapinous1484

polling1526

spoiling1565

predatory1589

pilling1590

spoilful1590

plundering1641

vulturian1659

predatitious1660

pillagingc1670

vulturine1721

predal1737

depredatory1771

spoliatory1790

predatorial1791

plunderous1797

spoliating1840

accipitral1842

despoiling1859

spoliative1875

predative1920

prehensile1927

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted

bright-eyeda1393

sightya1400

well-eyeda1425

well-seeing?a1425

eagle-eyeda1475

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

oculate1549

quick-eyed1561

eyed1563

sharpsighted1571

clear-sighted1586

eagle-sighted1589

lynx-eyed1597

mouse-eyed1599

lycophosed1600

lycophosy1600

right-eyed1600

nimble-eyed1605

perspicacious1616

lyncean1622

piercing-sighted1630

perspicuous1657

sharp-eyed1672

gimlet-eyed1752

keen-eyed1781

keen-sighted1813

hawk-eyed1818

accipitrine1872

accipitral1881

1842 T. Carlyle in Museum of Foreign Lit. 17 463/2 Most swift, sharp are you; of temper most accipitral.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xix. viii. 590 It was 2 in the afternoon before Hawke..could get clutch of Conflans. And truly he did then strike his claws into him..—a man of falcon, or accipitral, nature as well as name.

1881 J. R. Lowell in Harper's Mag. Jan. 271 Colonel Higginson mentions Hawthorne's gray eyes... That they were sometimes accipitral we can readily believe.

1882 Century Oct. 907/1 He looked down..at his withered hands, lean and yellow like the talons of a bird, and lifted his accipitral profile with a predatory alertness.

1910 Bookman June 380/1 His face, that aquiline, almost accipitral face, was as grave as if life and death had been in the balance.

1961 C. Aldred Egyptians i. 19 An accipitral statue with the feather and holy vase of the Nile is to be set up so that Momphta may be prevailed upon by prayer.

1979 Winterthur Portfolio 14 370 The slightly accipitral gleam in the eyes and almost imperceptible, hawklike hook of the nose.

2009 I. Shahid Byzantium & Arabs in 6th Cent. II. p. xxi Her accipitral eye has scanned the long manuscript and has contributed much to the elimination of certain repetitious passages.

2. Belonging to the family Accipitridae, which includes hawks, eagles, and some other birds of prey. rare.

ΚΠ

1893 Strand Mag. 5 593 The accipitral birds are the eagles, the vultures, the falcons, the owls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	accipitral
释义	accipitraladj. Brit. /akˈsɪpᵻtr(ə)l/, U.S. /æ(k)ˈsɪpətrəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin accipitr- , accipiter , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin accipitr-, accipiter accipiter n. + -al suffix¹. Compare scientific Latin accipitralis (1865 or earlier). Compare accipitrine adj. 1. Resembling that of a falcon or hawk, esp. in respect of sight or temperament; sharp-eyed, hawklike. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective] ravenousc1425 rapinous1484 polling1526 spoiling1565 predatory1589 pilling1590 spoilful1590 plundering1641 vulturian1659 predatitious1660 pillagingc1670 vulturine1721 predal1737 depredatory1771 spoliatory1790 predatorial1791 plunderous1797 spoliating1840 accipitral1842 despoiling1859 spoliative1875 predative1920 prehensile1927 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted bright-eyeda1393 sightya1400 well-eyeda1425 well-seeing?a1425 eagle-eyeda1475 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 oculate1549 quick-eyed1561 eyed1563 sharpsighted1571 clear-sighted1586 eagle-sighted1589 lynx-eyed1597 mouse-eyed1599 lycophosed1600 lycophosy1600 right-eyed1600 nimble-eyed1605 perspicacious1616 lyncean1622 piercing-sighted1630 perspicuous1657 sharp-eyed1672 gimlet-eyed1752 keen-eyed1781 keen-sighted1813 hawk-eyed1818 accipitrine1872 accipitral1881 1842 T. Carlyle in Museum of Foreign Lit. 17 463/2 Most swift, sharp are you; of temper most accipitral. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xix. viii. 590 It was 2 in the afternoon before Hawke..could get clutch of Conflans. And truly he did then strike his claws into him..—a man of falcon, or accipitral, nature as well as name. 1881 J. R. Lowell in Harper's Mag. Jan. 271 Colonel Higginson mentions Hawthorne's gray eyes... That they were sometimes accipitral we can readily believe. 1882 Century Oct. 907/1 He looked down..at his withered hands, lean and yellow like the talons of a bird, and lifted his accipitral profile with a predatory alertness. 1910 Bookman June 380/1 His face, that aquiline, almost accipitral face, was as grave as if life and death had been in the balance. 1961 C. Aldred Egyptians i. 19 An accipitral statue with the feather and holy vase of the Nile is to be set up so that Momphta may be prevailed upon by prayer. 1979 Winterthur Portfolio 14 370 The slightly accipitral gleam in the eyes and almost imperceptible, hawklike hook of the nose. 2009 I. Shahid Byzantium & Arabs in 6th Cent. II. p. xxi Her accipitral eye has scanned the long manuscript and has contributed much to the elimination of certain repetitious passages. 2. Belonging to the family Accipitridae, which includes hawks, eagles, and some other birds of prey. rare. ΚΠ 1893 Strand Mag. 5 593 The accipitral birds are the eagles, the vultures, the falcons, the owls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1842
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