单词 | terminary |
释义 | terminaryn.ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] goalc1350 bounda1387 list1389 finea1400 frontier1413 enda1425 limit1439 buttal1449 headroom1462 band1470 mete?1473 buttinga1475 bounder1505 pale?a1525 butrelle1546 scantlet1547 limesa1552 divisec1575 meta1587 line1595 marginc1595 closure1597 Rubicon1613 bournea1616 boundary1626 boundure1634 verge1660 terminary1670 meta1838 1670 J. Ogilby tr. A. Montanus Atlas Japannensis 8 He..was the first that sunk Mount Atlas lofty Crown under the Horizon, being till that time the Terminary [Du. 't uiterste], or Ne plus ultra, of all Southern Navigation. 1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified 6 It spreads its self into two immense, and almost boundless Oceans, which give Terminaries to the four Regions of the Earth. 1814 G. A. Thompson Geogr. & Hist. Dict. Amer. & W. Indies IV. 295/1 The cordillera of Vilcanota; a terminary which divides the jurisdiction of the two audiences of Lima and Charcas. 2. A building or structure placed at the end of a walk or vista to form a frame or border to a view. In later use chiefly in historical contexts.Apparently not attested in the 19th cent. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > types of building generally > [noun] > ornamental building pavilion1616 terminary1759 pagoda1789 grottoa1845 jewel box1846 ting1853 1759 P. Decker Gothic Archit. Decorated (title page) Gazebo's, Alcoves; Faced, Garden and Umbrello'd Seats; Terminari's, and Rustic Garden Seats. 1767 W. Wrighte Grotesque Archit. (title page) Hermitages, Terminaries, Chinese, Gothic, and Natural Grottos. 1948 M. Whiffen Stuart & Georgian Churches v. 69 The church..possessed a Norman chancel arch and two doorways with elaborate carvings of the Kilpeck type; these were set up as a ‘terminary’ in the park. 1983 L. Jenkin My Uncle Sam (1984) 24 A true garden..must contain summer hermitages, winter hermitages, terminaries, bowling greens, Chinese pavilions..and Druidical temples. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1670 |
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