单词 | aesture |
释义 | † aesturen. Obsolete. rare. Agitation, commotion; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > foaming or boiling blubberc1400 aesture?1614 ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses xii. 181 For the seas retaine Not onely their outragious æsture there. 1621 E. Grimeston tr. N. Coeffeteau Table Humane Passions Ep. Ded. sig. A3 The graces, and amplifications of Kings; cause æstures & vprores of affection and Passion. 1764 Bailey's Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Esture, Violence, Commotion. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Esture, violence; commotion. [Not used.]] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.?1614 |
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