| 单词 | troy-bane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTroy-bane 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’. < as lemmas |
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