| 单词 | to play the elf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play the elf b. A tricksy, mischievous, sometimes a spiteful and malicious creature. to play the elf: to act elfishly, maliciously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > cunning person foxc1000 yepea1250 slies1297 wily-man1393 wilyc1400 sneck-drawer1402 piea1425 wily-piec1450 artificera1500 tod?a1513 Sim Subtlea1529 serpentinea1533 prata1542 wily beguile1550 wily-wat?1550 elfa1556 dog fox1609 saccularian1652 sly-cap1681 sly-boots1699 craftsmaster1717 scunge1824 sleeveen1834 chickaleary1869 sneck-draw1886 rusée1889 slypuss1942 a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iii. sig. E.j Women be all such madde pieuishe elues. 1613 N. Breton Vncasing Machiuils Instr. 25 For never it was Ape but plaide the Elfe. 1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol (1749) iii. 174 This other Elf, in ev'ry Art Of smiling Fraud, in ev'ry treach'rous Leer, The very Hobbinol! 1800 R. Bloomfield Summer in Farmer's Boy 40 Happy the man that foils an envious elf, Using the darts of spleen to serve himself. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. iv. 89 Stray elf of a page. < as lemmas |
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