| 单词 | spouse-bed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspouse-bed C1. attributive. In early use frequently in sense 4, as spouse-bed, spouse-faith, spouse-feast, etc. (cf. marriage n. Compounds 1a; see also spousebreach n.1, spousebreach n.2). Later only with reference to a person. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > marriage vows or bonds > [noun] > vow > (promise of) conjugal fidelity spouse-faith1502 marriage covenant1555 marriage faith1586 the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > wedding feast marriage feast?1533 marriage dinner1552 bride-banquet1600 spouse-feast1601 marriage table1603 bridal dinnera1616 wedding-dinner1633 wedding-feast1633 wedding-supper1695 wedding-table1722 breakfast1847 wedding breakfast1850 wedding-banquet1855 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > wedding festivities > [noun] > feast bride ale1526 marriage feast?1533 bride-banquet1600 spouse-feast1601 wedding-feast1633 wedding-banquet1855 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [noun] > conjugal relations > rights and duties bedc1175 wedlock-debt1422 marriage bed1567 marriage duty1567 spouse-bed1605 marriage joya1616 1502 Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes XII. f. 83v Restore..til the sadis Elizabeth..ane spous kyst the price [13 s. 4 d.] ane spous coffer [etc.]. 1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle vii. sig. Dv Those..matrones, whiche beynge sore tempted,..do neuerthelesse kepe theyr spows faythe towarde theyr husbands vndefyled. 1601 A. Munday Downfall Earle of Huntington sig. C3v To this end came I to the mock-spouse feast. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 249 Let her that..Dares spot the Spouse-bed with vnlawfull kisses, Blush. 1659 E. Howet Beast 30 Jesus Christ in his Visitation of His Spouse, cometh perfumed unto His Spouse-Bed. a1770 T. Chatterton Compl. Wks. (1971) I. 188 Comme, gentle love, wee wylle toe spouse-feaste goe. 1927 Kingsport (Tennessee) Times 11 Aug. 4/2 If they cut the movie salaries drastically enough spouse murder and divorce will be much more rare in Hollywood. 1966 N. A. Chance Eskimo N. Alaska iv. 49 Partners in spouse exchange called each other aiparik , ‘the second’. 1987 Stock & Land (Melbourne) 2 July 6/4 The family allowance and the spouse rebate are not social security handouts. 2001 Times 5 Dec. ii. 8/3 Battersby wonders..whether the spouse exemption will remain, as live-in-lovers do not enjoy this tax break. < as lemmas |
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