单词 | braying |
释义 | brayingn.1ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > yell or yelp yerra1225 braya1300 yellc1300 yellinga1382 yarmc1400 yellocha1522 braying1547 yowt1554 yawping1576 yelping1632 yellowing1652 yawl1728 yelloching1773 yelp1775 gowl1805 youp1808 yawp1824 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. Cxxxix A mans voice the which may haue diuers impedimentes as horsnes, brayenge. 1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. ix. f. 75v Wyth toomuch and too violent braying out. 2. The crying of various animals, now esp. of the ass. Hence contemptuously of the human voice. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > bray or whinny > braying or whinnying brayingc1440 whinnying1579 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [noun] > bray brayingc1440 oncethmus1656 bray1728 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > sound made by brayingc1440 bray1650 hee-haw1815 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 47 Brayynge yn sownde, barritus. 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 33 The yong Tygers followe the braying of their olde sire. 1684 tr. H. C. Agrippa Vanity Arts & Sci. (new ed.) cii. 363 The untuneable braying of Asses. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. i. 18 At the braying of the first wild ass. 3. Of musical instruments. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of wind instruments > sound of brass instrument bray1597 braying1706 blare1807 blaring1879 1706 N. Rowe Ulysses i. i. 63 The Braying of the Minstrel's Noise. 1884 Leisure Hour June 374/1 The braying and droning of trumpets and bagpipes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022). brayingn.2 The action or process of pounding, as in a mortar; also attributive, as in braying-stone. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > [noun] grindc1200 grinding1340 contritionc1384 brayingc1440 milling1466 braisinga1500 comminution1578 pealing1582 pounding1591 contusion1617 pulping1640 pistillation1646 trituration1646 triture1657 commolition1658 grist1676 porphyrization1771 comminuting1776 atomization1865 micronization1941 micronizing1941 society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > [noun] > mortar or pestle brayingc1440 contunding1657 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 47 Brayynge, or stampynge, tritura. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 222 His discourse is like the braying of a Mortar, the more impertinent the more voluble and loud. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018). brayingadj. 1. That brays; that makes a loud harsh sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] > blaring braying1572 trumpety1822 1572 G. Gascoigne Hundred Flowers in Wks. (1587) 47 Thus with a braying sigh his noble tongue he stayde. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila sig. B5 Wits..By braying Beasts condemned are. 1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 203 While he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. 1807 Ld. Byron Elegy Newstead Abbey xiv The braying trumpet and the hoarser drum. 2. figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > dazzling or glaring blazinga1387 piercinga1400 sulȝart1513 dazzling1581 overbright1587 glaring?c1600 bisson1604 quick1609 glary1632 severe1648 overpowering1700 aglare1712 adazzle1832 bedazzling1852 unbeholdable1855 braying1922 1922 E. Sitwell Façade 15 The hard and braying light. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1c1440n.2c1440adj.1572 |
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