单词 | roving blade |
释义 | > as lemmasroving blade roving blade n. a young man who is free of responsibilities; cf. blade n. 11. ΚΠ 1677 A. Behn Rover Epil. The Banisht Cavaliers! a Roving Blade! A Popish Carnival! a Masquerade! 1763 ‘R. Funnidos’ Donnybrook Tea-house 9 The Prude, the Coquette, the roving Blade, and thoughtless Beau, all make their Appearance. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 122 I shall have the renown of some private quest, which may do me honour as a roving blade. 1886 ‘S. Tytler’ Buried Diamonds xxviii Whatever you like to call my fine, roving blade of a brother-in-law. 1999 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 28 Aug. r4 I ask which of the characters he is, or would like to be, in his new book and he answers Frankie, a roving blade in the grand tradition. < as lemmas |
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