单词 | to hit the lith or to hit upon the lith |
释义 | > as lemmasto hit the lith or to hit upon the lith b. figurative esp. in phrase to hit the lith or to hit upon the lith, an expression borrowed from carving. ΚΠ ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 191 Þus lo þe arrucles þet beoð as me seið þe liðes of ure bileaue anond monnes. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 221 To hold off an erroneous conclusion in the least wing or lith of sweet sweet truth. 1728 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life A. Peden (ed. 3) 146 Of late, I have heard some Liths and Nicks of the Gospel made plain. 1728 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life A. Peden (ed. 3) 127 And seldom hit upon the right Lith or Joint. < as lemmas |
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