| 单词 | roman beam |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRoman beam Roman beam n. now historical and rare = Roman balance n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > steelyard statera?a1560 pundler1575 Roman balance1585 Roman beam1611 stelleer1611 Venice beam1611 steelyard1639 bismar1701 Roman steelyard1730 staff-bismara1733 weigh-beam1804 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Crochet,..a Romane beame, or Stelleere. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. Acct. Money Asia 9 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. They carry their weights always along with them, being like a Roman Beam, or a Stelleer. 1704 tr. D. Fernández Navarrete Acct. Empire China ii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. I. i. 61 The current coin of China is plain Silver without any Stamp, but it goes by weight,..for which reason all Buyers or Sellers carry about them a little curious Roman Beam. 1858 Archæologia Æliana New Ser. 2 15 A Roman beam of similar description has, I am informed, been recently found in Kent. 1904 A. S. Palmer Folk & their Word-lore 96 This weighing contrivance has also fared badly at the hands of folk-etymology in the matter of its synonymous name ‘Roman beam’ or ‘Roman balance’. < as lemmas |
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