| 单词 | to cap an anecdote |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cap an anecdote 5. to cap an anecdote, to cap a proverb, to cap a quotation, etc.: to follow it up with another, a better, or one which serves as a set-off; to quote alternately in emulation or contest, so as to try who can have the last word. to cap verses: to reply to one previously quoted with another, that begins with the final or initial letter of the first, or that rhymes or otherwise corresponds with it. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > compose (poetry) [verb (transitive)] > cap verses to cap verses1584 pot1597 1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris iv. ii. sig. Dij Sh'ath capt his aunswere in the Q. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iii. vii. 111 Orle. Ill will neuer said well. Con. Ile cap that prouerbe, With there is flattery in friendship. 1606 Bp. W. Barlow One of Foure Serm. Hampton Court D 2 b Had he bin to sit in the Consistory, only to cap voices, himself hauing no negatiue, etc. 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxx. 300 Or if time permit, sometime to cap verses. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 59 He thinks the Roman Poets good for nothing but for Boys to cap verses. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 124 Don't..think we are capping Compliments, as we used to do Verses, at School. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. i. v. 32 Now you come to Shakspeare, I must cap your quotation with another. < as lemmas |
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