torveadj.

/tɔːv/

Etymology: < Latin torvus grim, frowning: compare obsolete French torve (Cotgrave), Spanish torvo, Portuguese torvo, Italian torvo.

rare.

Stern in aspect; grim, fierce-looking.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [adjective] > looking angry

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1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 72 [They] become thereby dim-sighted, and of a torve or crooked aspect.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lincs. 153 He [sc. the devil] is supposed to have overlook'd this Church..with a torve and tetrick countenance, as maligning mens costly devotion.

1862 J. Brown Horæ Subs. 4th Ser. Our Dogs 144 Toby made straight at him with a roar too, and an eye more torve than Scrymgeour's.

1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross III. ix. 177 A man,..torve of aspect.

Derivatives

ˈtorvid adj. [ < late Latin torvidus] (also 1600s torved), in same sense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [adjective] > looking angry

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torvida1641

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a1641 J. Webster & T. Heywood Appius & Virginia (1654) v. 58 But yesterday his breath aw'd Rome, and his least torved frown was death.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Torvid, cruel and spightful in looks, stern, grim, sowre, unpleasant.

1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. xii. 19 Whose torvid Aspect made him show so Like some revengeful Furioso.

1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Metamorphoses iv. 110 With torvid brow Saturnia gazed upon Ixion.

ˈtorvity n. [ < Latin torvitās] grimness, fierceness of aspect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [noun] > angry-looking aspect

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?1623 O. Felltham Resolues lxxxix. 290 To shew vs the inticing spots of this Panther, concealing the toruitie of her countenance.

1787 Minor iv. i. 204 This..increased my governor's natural torvity.

1825 W. Tennant in Conolly Mem. (1861) iii. 75 Terrible John, with his countenance of Sabine torvity.

ˈtorvous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [adjective] > looking angry

angrya1393

torvida1641

torve1650

torvous1694

1694 R. Burthogge Ess. Reason 162 Some Ludicrous, some Torvous.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xiv. 242 It is natural for many Quadrupeds, Birds, and Serpents..to put on a torvous angry Aspect, when in Danger.

1833 Palmerston Let. 7 May in Bulwer Life II. x. 160 Sefton looks torvous when I meet him, that I have not appointed Molyneux.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† torvev.

Etymology: Old English torfian to throw, cast.

Obsolete.

transitive. To throw, cast.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)]

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c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) xii. 41 Ða sæt se hælend..& geseah hu þæt folc hyra feoh torfude on þone toll-sceamul, & manega welige torfudon fela.

c1122 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1083 Þa Frencisce men bræcen þone chor & torfedon to wærd þam weofode þær ða munecas wæron.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 9 Ac me þe sculde nimen and al to-teon mid horse oðer þe al to-toruion mid stane.

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1119 Stones hi doþ in heore slytte & þe to-torueþ.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8336 Samuel þat sweord an-hof..& al to-swadde þene king..& þa stucchen tarueden [c1300 Otho toruede] wide ȝeond þa straten.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	torve
释义	torveadj. /tɔːv/ Etymology: < Latin torvus grim, frowning: compare obsolete French torve (Cotgrave), Spanish torvo, Portuguese torvo, Italian torvo. rare. Stern in aspect; grim, fierce-looking. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [adjective] > looking angry angrya1393 torvida1641 torve1650 torvous1694 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 72 [They] become thereby dim-sighted, and of a torve or crooked aspect. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lincs. 153 He [sc. the devil] is supposed to have overlook'd this Church..with a torve and tetrick countenance, as maligning mens costly devotion. 1862 J. Brown Horæ Subs. 4th Ser. Our Dogs 144 Toby made straight at him with a roar too, and an eye more torve than Scrymgeour's. 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross III. ix. 177 A man,..torve of aspect. Derivatives ˈtorvid adj. [ < late Latin torvidus] (also 1600s torved), in same sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [adjective] > looking angry angrya1393 torvida1641 torve1650 torvous1694 a1641 J. Webster & T. Heywood Appius & Virginia (1654) v. 58 But yesterday his breath aw'd Rome, and his least torved frown was death. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Torvid, cruel and spightful in looks, stern, grim, sowre, unpleasant. 1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. xii. 19 Whose torvid Aspect made him show so Like some revengeful Furioso. 1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Metamorphoses iv. 110 With torvid brow Saturnia gazed upon Ixion. ˈtorvity n. [ < Latin torvitās] grimness, fierceness of aspect. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [noun] > angry-looking aspect torvity?1623 ?1623 O. Felltham Resolues lxxxix. 290 To shew vs the inticing spots of this Panther, concealing the toruitie of her countenance. 1787 Minor iv. i. 204 This..increased my governor's natural torvity. 1825 W. Tennant in Conolly Mem. (1861) iii. 75 Terrible John, with his countenance of Sabine torvity. ˈtorvous adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [adjective] > looking angry angrya1393 torvida1641 torve1650 torvous1694 1694 R. Burthogge Ess. Reason 162 Some Ludicrous, some Torvous. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xiv. 242 It is natural for many Quadrupeds, Birds, and Serpents..to put on a torvous angry Aspect, when in Danger. 1833 Palmerston Let. 7 May in Bulwer Life II. x. 160 Sefton looks torvous when I meet him, that I have not appointed Molyneux. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † torvev. Etymology: Old English torfian to throw, cast. Obsolete. transitive. To throw, cast. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] warpc888 torvec1000 castc1230 slingc1290 forthcasta1300 throwc1300 lancec1330 hit1362 pitchc1380 slentc1380 glenta1400 launcha1400 routc1400 waltc1400 flingc1420 jeta1450 vire1487 ajet1490 hurl1563 toss1570 kest1590 picka1600 peck1611 jaculate1623 conject1625 elance1718 squail1876 tipple1887 bish1940 biff1941 slap1957 welly1986 c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) xii. 41 Ða sæt se hælend..& geseah hu þæt folc hyra feoh torfude on þone toll-sceamul, & manega welige torfudon fela. c1122 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1083 Þa Frencisce men bræcen þone chor & torfedon to wærd þam weofode þær ða munecas wæron. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 9 Ac me þe sculde nimen and al to-teon mid horse oðer þe al to-toruion mid stane. a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1119 Stones hi doþ in heore slytte & þe to-torueþ. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8336 Samuel þat sweord an-hof..& al to-swadde þene king..& þa stucchen tarueden [c1300 Otho toruede] wide ȝeond þa straten. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.?1623v.c1000
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