单词 | umbril |
释义 | † umbriln.1 Obsolete. rare. A sun-shade, parasol, umbrella. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > an umbrella or parasol kittisol1588 sombrero1599 umbril1610 umbrella1654 roundel1676 rundle1678 rib1716 brolly1874 1610 R. Tofte tr. N. de Montreux Honours Acad. ii. 10 Her amorous eye-browes, somewhat blacke, serving as an Umbrill for her diamond~like-eyes. 1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 i. i. viii. 54 Two monkes..wore masks with Spectacles in them, to keepe away the dust from their faces, and each of them besides bore their Vmbrilles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). † umbriln.2 Obsolete. rare. A centre. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [noun] > middle or centre middleeOE mideOE midwardOE middleheada1325 pointc1330 midsa1382 meanc1390 middleward1431 midstc1450 centrea1500 centrya1535 navel1604 umbilic1607 meditullium1611 half-way1634 umbrila1636 amidst1664 eye1671 umbil1688 omphalos1845 mid-career1911 middle-middle1926 a1636 T. Westcote View Devonshire 1630 (1845) 135 The great conduit which stands in the umbril point of the city. a1636 T. Westcote View Devonshire 1630 (1845) 139 The umbril of the city where standeth a great water conduit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2018). umbriln.3 Historical. 1. A part of a helmet projecting above the eyes. ΚΠ 1824 S. R. Meyrick Crit. Inq. into Antient Armour II. 221 The helmet of the king is the casquetel, having no covering for the face, but merely an umbril. 2. A visor. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > helmet > [noun] > visor cover of the eyesc1300 visorc1330 umbrerea1400 umber14.. umbraryc1442 umbrelc1470 visure1470 sight1508 vizard1704 umbril1864 mesail1869 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Umbrere,..an umbril; a visor. 1892 H. Pyle Men of Iron xxxii. 306 The Constable advanced to his side, and formally raising the umbril of the helmet, looked him in the face. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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