| 单词 | rapier point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrapier point rapier point n. ΚΠ 1612 S. Rowlands Knave of Harts sig. D4 With Rapier points wee'll goe to law. 1661 J. Price Four Serm. ii. 27 It was with them [as] if rapier points had been stuck in their spirits. 1827 M. R. Mitford Wedding Ring 61 First To abide a challenge at the rapier point, The cause and challenge unknown. 1859 W. G. Simms Cassique of Kiawah xxxviii. 391 He lifted his rapier-point slowly from the earth. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 221 The little word seemed to have turned a rapier point of his sensitiveness against this courteous and vigilant foe. 1974 Musical Times 115 1046/2 The rapier point of Wilbye's wit is reserved for the male speaker of the poem. 2001 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 23 Nov. 1 e His pen flashed menacingly, like a duelist's rapier-point. < as lemmas |
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