单词 | brandon |
释义 | † brandonn. Obsolete. rare. 1. A torch. literal and figurative. (Frequent in Drummond.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] blazec1000 torchc1290 lampa1382 flambec1430 shaft?c1450 cresset1578 brandon?1614 mussal1698 ruffy1793 torch-brand1825 bug1924 ?1614 W. Drummond Song: It was the time in Poems His sc. [Cupid's] Darts..all for nought him serue, as doth his Brandon. 1630 W. Drummond Flowres of Sion (rev. ed.) 52 Her right Hand swinges a Brandon in the Aire. 2. A kind of French rustic dance (see Littré). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > rustic dances > [noun] bargenette1531 bargeret1567 Bergomask dance1600 brandon1755 country dance1796 1755 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 175/1 The Brandons were celebrated in many cities in France the first Sunday of Lent, round bonfires of straw, whence they had their name. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.?1614 |
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