| 单词 | triton of or among the minnows |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTriton of or among the minnows c. figurative and allusively: esp. applied to a seaman, waterman, or person connected in some way with the sea; in quot. 1900 to a large ship. Triton of or among the minnows (and similar phrases): see minnow n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > others micklea1300 personagec1485 Triton1589 Jovian1598 gallimaufry1600 lords of creation1649 man of destiny1827 mugwump1828 man of the moment1837 history-maker1848 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun] shipmanc900 seamanOE buscarlOE shipperc1100 ship-gumec1275 marinerc1300 skipper1390 marinela1400 waterman1421 maryneller1470 seafarer1513 sea-fardingera1550 navigator1574 marinec1575 sailer1585 Triton1589 Neptunist1593 canvas-climber1609 sea-crab1609 tar-lubber1610 Neptunian1620 salt-rover1620 sailora1642 tarpaulin1647 otter1650 water dog1652 tarpauliana1656 Jack1659 tar1676 sea-animal1707 Jack tar1709 sailor-man1761 tarry-breeks1786 hearty1790 ocean-farera1806 tarry-jacket1822 Jacky1826 nautical1831 salt water1839 matelotc1847 knight of the tar-brush1866 main-yard man1867 gobby1883 tarry-John1888 blue jersey1889 lobscouser1889 flat-foot1897 handyman1899 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie Ep. Ded. sig. ¶iiiv My tongue is too to base a Tryton to eternise her praise. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. i. 92 Heare you this Triton of the Minnoues? View more context for this quotation 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 12 Neptune sweld with rage in such impatience, that the Tritons (Marriners) grew agast. a1704 T. Brown Walk round London in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 57 From their Lowzy Benches up started such a noisy multitude of old grizly Tritons. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Blessed are ye that Sow 10 The wretched ambition of figuring as the triton of the minows. 1900 Q. Rev. Jan. 80 These vessels [Atlantic liners] are the Tritons of the Sea. 1908 Nation 26 Dec. 497/2 On his own side he is a Triton among the minnows. < as lemmas |
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