| 单词 | to turn and wind oneself |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto turn and wind oneself a. To turn this way and that; to go or move in a winding course. Formerly also †to turn and wind oneself. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > move in winding course to turn and winda1398 wreathea1500 twine1553 indent1567 virea1586 crank1594 to dance the hay or hays1600 maze1605 serpent1606 to indent the way1612 cringlea1629 indenture1631 circumgyre1634 twist1635 glomerate1638 winda1682 serpentine1767 meander1785 zigzag1787 zag1793 to worm one's way1822 vandyke1828 crankle1835 thread the needle1843 switchback1903 rattlesnake1961 zig1969 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. cxv. 1264 Þe worme..torneþ and wyndeþ toward many sydes and draweþ him to contrary sydes. For þe worme crepeth nouȝt nouþer glideþ as serpentes doþ. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 6540 He ne wist queþer it bettur war To turn or winde him forþar mare. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 20 In Mæanders [the dancers] turne and winde themselues. 1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle iv. 50 Turn and wind Like Foxes in a storme. c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) I. 462 We see how all things wind and turn and work together, till they accomplish the end for which they were designed. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. iv. 54 A tall man, well mounted on a strong black horse, which he caused to turn and wind like a bird in the air. 1993 S. D. Gosvāmī From Imperfection, Purity 60 Just to get through the traffic congestion, past the park with the fountain, up the side of the mountain, turning and winding to this place. < as lemmas |
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