单词 | tomblet |
释义 | tombletn. Now rare. A small tomb.In quot. 1855: a small burial mound. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun] > mound > small tomblet1842 the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > types of tomb > [noun] > small tomblet1842 1842 Penny Satirist 9 Apr. 2/5 Thou mayest mark a tomblet low. 1855 P. J. Bailey Spiritual Legend in Mystic 128 Earth heaves with tomblets, as the sea with waves. 1868 T. A. Trollope Leonora Casaloni I. i. iii. 28 The great pyramid tomb..towering above the modern tomblets lying at its feet. 2007 A. E. Salkin in D. V. Grammenos & E. K. Petropoulos Anc. Greek Colonies in Black Sea I. 44/1 The treasure was probably buried in a small tomblet, built with rough shattered stones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842 |
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