| 单词 | to a nick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto a nick ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > [noun] > the exact amount of something nick1578 the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > graduated instruments > notch used as a mark for measurement nick1578 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adverb] > strictly strait1338 smally1340 at point devicec1390 point-devicec1425 precisely1526 to the point device1542 just1549 rigorously1561 by the square1570 curiously1573 by point device1575 in print1576 to a tittle1597 nicelya1616 to a hair's breadtha1616 point-vice1641 to a nicka1680 to a cow's thumb1681 to a tee1693 narrowly1708 scrupulously1712 to a dot1728 perjinkly1775 to a nicety1795 astringently1866 to a fit1890 1578 T. Churchyard Disc. Queenes Entertainem. sig. Diij You old men, with boyes will iest and scoffe, And either laugh to scorne our words, or taunt vs past the nick. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iv. iv. sig. I4 I knew, the Doctor would not leaue, Till he had found the very nick of her fortune. View more context for this quotation a1637 B. Jonson Pans Anniv. 120 in Wks. (1640) III To these there is annexed a Clock-keeper..who is to see that they all keepe time to a nick, and move every elbow in order, every knee in compasse. 1638 J. Suckling Aglaura ii. 11 Like the string of a watch wound up too high, and forc'd above the nicke. 1663 W. Clark Marciano iii. i. 31 O how my heart strings, by that pin of grief, As by an unexpert musicians hand, Who strives to raise his Lute to highest notes, Tun'd up above the nick begin to crack. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 108 For who could choose but err, without some Trick To take your Elevation to a Nick. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 260 [He] has a different Humour for every Nick his drink rises to. < as lemmas |
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