| 单词 | royal evil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroyal evil royal evil n. = king's evil n. 1.In quot. a1678 in a figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [noun] > scrofula king's evila1387 scrofulac1400 escroeles1483 swine's evil1528 strume1559 struma1565 queen's evil1584 evila1616 crewels1660 royal evila1678 scrofulosis1860 scrofulide1864 scrofulodermia1899 a1678 A. Marvell Hist. Poem in Poems Affairs State (1697) 100 The Royal Evil so malignant grows, Nothing the dire Contagion can oppose. 1794 J. P. Andrews Hist. Great Brit. connected with Chronol. Europe I. 59 (note) He [sc. Robert of France] is said to have touched for the royal evil. 1836 R. Furness Medico-magus ii. 38 With the confessor, touch'd the royal evil. 1998 A. Hughes Causes Eng. Civil War (ed. 2) ii. 81 While a great deal of propaganda emphasized the efficacy of the king's touching to cure the royal evil, in practice, Charles [I] was extremely reluctant to touch any real subjects. < as lemmas |
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