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单词 steracle
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steraclen.

Forms: Middle English staracle, 1500s sterakel, sterracle, stiracle, Middle English–1500s steracle.
Etymology: Of obscure origin: possibly < stare v., after spectacle.
Obsolete.
A spectacle, show. Also with play on miracle.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [noun]
spectaclea1340
speculationc1440
steracle14..
triumphc1503
show1565
sprank1568
ostentation1598
presentationa1616
exposition1649
gauds1652
raree-show1681
spectacle1749
exhibition1761
draw1881
spectacular1890
14.. Pain Evil Marr. in Mapes' Poems (Camden) 297 At staracles to sitte on high stages.
c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 105 To gon to wakys & to wrestlynges, to daunsynges & to steraclys.
1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus iv. iv. sig. Tiijv Why whippest thou it about, or playest thou thy steracles.
a1563 J. Bale King Johan (1969) i. 997 With ymages and rellyckes he shall wurke sterracles.
1564 T. Becon Actes Christ & Antichrist f. ccccxviv, in Wks. iii But to pray at..places..where the deuil worketh stiracles, I would say, miracles,..this passeth al.
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