单词 | word of command |
释义 | > as lemmasword of command b. In various phrases, as at one's command, on command, etc. word of command: see quot. 18531. ΚΠ 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iv. 188 What we will doe, we doe vpon command . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. iii. 94 They shall goe forward Kate at thy command . View more context for this quotation 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. 15 The next thing to be observed..is the Words of Command with readiness to answer and obey. 1811 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) VII. 544 The appointment, by command of the Prince Regent, of Major General Alten. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 66/1 The orders..for certain motions, manœuvres, or evolutions, are called the ‘word of command’. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 66/1 Officers or troops absent from quarters are said to be ‘on command’. word of command word of command n. a word or short phrase uttered to a body of soldiers, a draught animal, etc., as an order for some particular movement or action. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > orders > [noun] > word of command word of command1611 society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > a command > word of word of command1611 1611 in Lawes Colony Virginea Britannia (1612) 87 He shal be carefull to obserue al words of command, postures and actions, according to the order of training published by the marshall. 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 45 Keep..your Musket hard against your Shoulder after you have fired, till the next Word of Command. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. vii. 135 I have seen this whole Body of Horse upon a Word of Command draw their Swords at once. 1796 W. Moss Liverpool Guide 38 The Carters..can make them [sc. their horses] go to the right or the left, backward or forward by the word of command, with as much precision as a regiment of soldiers. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 66/1 The orders..for certain motions, manœuvres, or evolutions, are called the ‘word of command’. 1939 F. Thompson Lark Rise vii. 141 His bear..shouldered the pole and did exercises at his word of command. 1950 L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon ix. 132 One expert driver..encourages his mules by yelling the principal parts of Greek verbs... The word of command ‘Proot!’..is more commonly heard. 1991 T. Mo Redundancy of Courage (1992) xii. 129 Our guys opened up simultaneously without a word of command, banging away freely with their g3s. < as lemmas |
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