单词 | troy |
释义 | Troyn.1 In compounds: Troy-bane, Troy-jousting; Troy-fair n. figurative a scene of disorder or confusion (now regional). Troy-town n. (also simply †Troy) = Troy-fair n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a scene or place of confusion Troy-banea1520 Troy-towna1520 whirlpool?1529 Babel1537 whirlwind1714 jungle1850 morass1867 Troy-fair1870 three-ring circus1898 monkey house1910 madhouse1917 amateur night1937 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in Middle East and Asia Minor bedlam971 Troy-bane1652 a1520 Vox Populi 522 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. III. 286 And Pauper he above satte In the seate of Habrahams lappe, And was taken from thys Troye, To lyve allwaye with God in ioye. 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 130 He represented besides, many Cirq-games,..interposing..the Troie-justing and Turnament. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila i. xii. 3 Does Troy-bane Hellen..with Angels share? 1678 T. Otway Friendship in Fashion v. 57 And for the Cittern, if ever Troy Town were a Tune, he master'd it upon that Instrument. 1870 Notes & Queries 4th Ser. VI. 300/1 Troy Fair. I heard this phrase lately employed..to describe a time of household confusion. 1870 Notes & Queries 4th Ser. VI. 401 In this part of Devonshire a room with its furniture disarranged is said to be ‘like Troy Town’. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 61/1 Troy town, a maze; a labyrinth of streets.‘I lost my way; 'twas a regular Troy town’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). troyn.2 a. troy weight ( †weight of Troy), also elliptically troy: The standard system of weights used for the precious metals and precious stones; formerly also for bread. Also attributive, troy ounce, troy pound, etc. (also ounce troy, pound troy, etc.). Cf. Tower pound n.The pound troy contains 5760 grains, and is divided into 12 ounces. Cf. avoirdupois n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > a system or standard of weighing > specific systems or standards troy weight1390 lying-weight1454 avoirdupoisc1485 Tower weight1545 tron weight1593 sterling weight1612 overweight1656 merchant weight1704 tron1801 sicca weight1833 the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > specific troy units troy ounce1390 troy pound1390 unicorn1506 mast1545 carat1552 1390–1 Earl Derby's Exped. (Camden) 100 Pro j chargeour, iij diocis, et j sawcere, ponderis xx marc. de troye. 1423 Rolls of Parl. IV. 256/2 Silver is bought atte pris of xxxii s. the pound of troie. 1458 A. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 42 To do make me vj sponys of viij ounce of troy wyght. 1488–91 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 168 The cunȝeing of fifty tua Trois pundis and ane halue vnce of brokin siluer. 1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. N.v Of Ounces (after troye rate..)12 do make 1 pound. 1565 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 413 That thair be cunyeit ane penny of silver..of wecht ane unce, troce wecht. 1573 Aberdeen Regr. (1848) II. 10 A troiss pund of brass, pryce v. s. 1582 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 481 Quhilk [penny] suld wey ane quarter unce troyis wecht. 1641 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Rec. Coinage Scotl. (1876) I. Introd. 32 The once trois of bullione. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 259/2 [By] Troy Weight..are Weighed..Bread, and all manner of Corn and Grain. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 759 Take an exact troy ounce of the ore. 1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. iii. 28 In the rough, it may be said that the cost of producing a pound Troy of gold is fifteen-and-a-half times as great as that of producing a pound Troy of silver. b. figurative in allusion to the pound troy being less than the pound avoirdupois. Π a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iv. 48 There was Cressid was Troy waight, and Nell was haberdepoyse. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 35 Heads.., who will weigh Rules by Troy-weight, and not by the old Haber-du-pois. 18.. J. Parker in W. Adamson Life J. Parker (1902) i. 4 No namby-pamby speaker, weighing words in troy scales and mincing syllables as if afraid of them. 1906 Daily Chron. 21 Dec. 9/2 Years and years of troy-weight legislation have left unrectified the avoirdupois anomaly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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