单词 | sword-blade |
释义 | sword-bladen. a. The blade of a sword. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > blade of sword sword-blade1409 1409 Durham Acc. Roll in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1899) XIV. 521 Et soluta Johanni Felanceby pro ii swerdblad pro les belowes [of the forge], ii d. 1545 Rates Custome House sig. bvjv Knyues called swerdblades the dossen vi.s. viii.d. 1620 in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1618–21 (1906) 215 There is scarce a kniffe or a swordblade in the fleete. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 159 The Mills where the<y> hammer & polish the Sword-blades. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 318 It [sc. satire] may correct a foible, may chastise The freaks of fashion, regulate the dress, Retrench a sword-blade, or displace a patch. 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain II. xviii. 375 In old times..the sword-blades of Toledo were held in great estimation. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond III. xiii. 315 She..turned pale at the sight of her brother and kinsman, drawn swords, broken sword-blades, and papers yet smouldering in the brazier. b. attributive. Sword-blade bond, Sword-blade note, one of the securities issued by the Sword-blade Company, a speculative company in London incorporated 15 September 1691 for the manufacture of hollow sword-blades in the North of England, which failed and was taken over by London merchants who speculated in forfeited lands in Ireland. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > bond > types of bond government securities1707 Sword-blade bond1707 long bond1720 government paper1774 indent1788 premium bond1820 active1835 preference bond1848 investment bond1853 mortgage bond1853 revenue bond1853 municipal bond1858 treasury-bond1858 sices1867 property bond1869 government1870 priority bond1884 municipal1888 income bonds1889 yearling1889 war baby1901 Liberty Bond1917 Liberty Loan1917 victory bond1917 corporate1922 performance bond1938 convertible1957 Eurobond1966 Euroconvertible1968 managed bond1972 muni1973 granny bond1976 bulldog bond1980 Euro1981 granny1981 strip1982 zero1982 1703 Jrnl. House of Commons Ireland 9 Oct. (1795) 331/1 The Governor and Company for hollow Sword-Blades in England.] 1707 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 192 It's said a quo warranto will be brought against the sword blade company. 1708 London Gaz. No. 4422/8 Lost.., between the Mine-Adventure-Office on Snow-hill, and the Sword-Blade-Office in Birchin-lane, a..Pocket-Case, in which were the following Notes:..Three Sword-Blade-Notes,..No. 41. for 12l. 10s., No. 19. for 23l. 10s., No. —— for 30l. 1725 in J. Collyer Rep. Cases Court Chancery (1847) II. 363 (note) A. B., being ill of the sickness whereof he died..said, ‘Now, my dear Ann, take these (viz. a bank note and a sword-blade bond), they are yours.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < |
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