单词 | to swear on pantofle |
释义 | > as lemmasto swear on (a person's) pantofle(s) P2. to swear on (a person's) pantofle(s) and variants: to swear emphatically; hence by (a person's) pantofle, used as an oath or asseveration. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiii. sig. I2v Chafing, and swearing by the pantable of Pallas, & such other othes as his rusticall brauery could imagine. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C3 By my Ladies pantable, I feare I shall liue to heare [etc.]. a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aaaaaa2v/1 [He] takes his oath Upon her Pantoffles. a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover v. i. 39 in 3 New Playes (1655) Pray you let me be your Page, I can swear already Upon your pantable. < as lemmas |
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