| 单词 | to present the crown |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto present the crown c. To offer as a formal act of assistance, courtesy, or service. Now chiefly in to present the crown. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > offer [verb (transitive)] i-bedea800 bidOE make?a1160 forthc1200 bihedec1275 proffera1325 yielda1382 dressc1384 to serve fortha1393 dight1393 pretend1398 nurnc1400 offerc1425 profita1450 tent1459 tend1475 exhibit1490 propine1512 presentc1515 oblate1548 pretence1548 defer?1551 to hold forth1560 prefer1567 delatea1575 to give forth1584 tender1587 oppose1598 to hold out1611 shore1787 c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xlv. 150 I present you this cuppe, that ye shulde drynke therof. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iii. ii. 97 I thrice presented him a Kingly Crowne, Which he did thrice refuse. View more context for this quotation 1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke i, in Misc. Poems 361 So Ladies in Romance assist their Knight, Present the Spear, and arm him for the Fight. 1777 W. Dalrymple Trav. Spain & Portugal xliii Another nobleman..to hand him his wine and water, which he tastes and presents on his knee. 1821 Times 8 Sept. 2/3 The learned gentleman on his knee presented the crown to his Majesty. 1908 Times 9 Nov. 10/1 The Swordbearer (Colonel Ker-Fox) presented the sword of State, and the Macebearer (Colonel Kearns) presented the Mace, with the same formalities. 1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. i. i. 29 The column..carries a gilt equestrian group of St. George, eight feet high, in which the saint presents the Crown with outstretched arm. < as lemmas |
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