单词 | vincent |
释义 | † vincentn.1 slang. Obsolete. rare. The dupe in a betting game of bowls or the like. Also Vincent's law, the art of cheating at bowls, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > types of play Vincent's law1591 bias bowling1833 roll-off1886 guarding1897 takeout1958 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe > esp. in betting game pigeon?1525 vincent1591 mug1857 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A3v The Vincents Law is a common deceipt or cosenage vsed in Bowling-allies amongest the baser sort of people. 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A4 The vincent,..that is the simple man that stands by, & not acquainted with their cosenage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2020). Vincentn.2 Medicine. In the genitive and attributive, esp. in Vincent's angina, Vincent's disease, Vincent's gingivitis. Designating an acute, ulcerative infection of the throat, mouth, or gums, caused by a mixture of mainly anaerobic bacteria including Fusobacterium nucleatum and spirochaetes. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of mouth > [noun] > stomatitis water canker1589 stomacace1657 canker sore1849 stomatitis1859 Ludwig's angina1876 tylosis1890 Vincent1902 trench mouth1916 1902 Med. Rev. 5 305/2 The diagnosis of Vincent's angina was confirmed by bacteriological examination. 1935 Motion Picture Nov. 3/2 (advt.) Keep gum disorders—gingivitis, pyorrhea and Vincent's disease far in the background. 1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. I. xii. 21/2 Acute ulcerative gingivitis... At times there are shallow necrotic ulcers affecting the oropharyngeal mucosa which shows diffuse erythema; this has been referred to as Vincent's angina. 2006 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 Sept. 632/1 Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (Vincent's disease, trench mouth) causes the most notable halitosis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.11591n.21902 |
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