单词 | purloined |
释义 | purloinedadj. That has been purloined; pilfered, stolen. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stolen stolenc1380 stole1393 thief-stolen1551 bribed1552 lifted1559 embezzled1603 purloined1607 felon1631 rifled1638 furtive1718 stealed1883 crook1900 hot-stuffed1929 liberated1944 nicked1955 ripped1971 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective] > pilfered surrepted1602 purloined1607 fingered1775 1607 R. West Court of Conscience sig. Dv In fields and high-wayes, with purloined things, As Buttens, Cambrick, Rapiers, and such like. 1680 Don Tomazo 52 With much inward satisfaction for the purloyn'd pleasures he had had, [he] went to supply his broken rest, not dreaming he was discover'd. 1737 W. Havard King Charles I iii. i. 32 What must that Monarch be, who..with the purloin'd Money of the State Buys Popularity. 1787 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1938) VI. 442 And stamp a satire on his purloin'd Plate. 1843 E. A. Poe Purloined Let. in Gift 1845 53 Had the purloined letter been hidden any where within the limits of the Prefect's examination..its discovery would have been a matter altogether beyond question. 1890 Gettysburg (Pa.) Compiler 8 Apr. The burglar dropped a purloined overcoat in his haste to get away. 1907 Nation 5 Oct. 13/1 Hermit crabs thrusting sharp nippers from the shelter of purloined whelk-shells. 1966 P. G. Wodehouse Plum Pie iv. 107 The two of them got away with the purloined objects, no doubt in a plain van. 1991 K. Hafner & J. Markoff Cyberpunk i. 112 Purloined codes were traded on electronic bulletin boards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607 |
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