| 单词 | to cast ames-ace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cast ames-ace a. In expressions alluding to a low throw at dice (see sense 1b): bad luck, misfortune; the worst possible outcome. In early use in to cast ames-ace: to have bad luck. Also: worthlessness, next to nothing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck un-i-limpOE unlimpc1175 mishap?c1225 unhap?c1225 mishappeningc1230 ames-ace?a1300 misadventure?a1300 ill hailc1300 misauntera1325 untiminga1325 miscasec1325 mischancec1325 misfall1340 misfarea1387 casec1390 infortunea1393 mishapping?a1400 unchancea1400 disadventurea1413 mischieving1432 infortuny?a1439 encumbermentc1440 misfortune1441 evil hail?c1450 malfortunea1470 unhappiness1470 maleurtee?1473 malheur?1473 evil health1477 unfortune1483 wanfortunea1500 disfortune1509 wanhap1513 ill, evil ch(i)eving?1518 mislucka1530 ill luck1548 unfortunacy?c1550 evilfare1556 unluck1556 hard luck1567 bad luck1575 miscasualty1588 disgrace1590 wanchance1599 disventure1612 misaccident1620 miscarriagec1625 hard lines1722 mishanter1754 malefit1755 miscanter1781 hard cheese1854 hard cheddar1893 schlimazel1911 tough luck1912 snake eyes1918 catch-arse1970 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > worthlessness ames-ace?a1300 noughtinessa1500 unworthness1587 worthlessness1604 vacuity1613 idlenessa1650 nothingness1652 unvaluableness1665 jackstraw1828 valuelessness1830 trashiness1857 dead-beatism1869 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > doublets or triplets ames-ace?a1300 ternsa1400 doubletc1450 sinesc1450 in and in1633 pair royal1656 duplet1671 loader1693 snake eyes1918 ?a1300 (a1250) Harrowing of Hell (Digby) (1907) l. 98 (MED) Stille, satanas! Þe is fallen aunbesas [c1325 Harl. ambesaas; c1330 Auch. amesas]. c1300 Life & Martyrdom Thomas Becket (Harl. 2277) (1845) l. 450 Thu ert icome therto to late, thu hast icast ambezas. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1182 He caste ambesas [?a1425 Digby ambes ase, a1450 London Univ. ambs-ace] þo he to londe com. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 26 O riche Marchauntz..Youre bagges been noght filled wt ambes as But with sys cynk that renneth for youre chaunce. 1653 Duchess of Newcastle Poems & Fancies sig. A7v If Fortune plaies Aumes Ace, I am gon; if size Cinque, I shall win a Reputation of Fancy. 1675 G. R. tr. A. Le Grand Man without Passion 221 He often falls into want, since fortune reduceth him to Ambs-ace. 1705 S. Centlivre Gamester i. i. 4 My Evil Genius flings Amm's Ace before me. 1732 H. Fielding Lottery i. 7 If I can but nick this time, Ame's-Ace, I defy thee. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 192 A lucky throw of words which may come up the sices of hardy metaphor or the ambs-ace of conceit. 1966 G. Heyer Black Sheep viii. 120 When a man's luck is out it's ames-ace with him. < as lemmas |
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