单词 | wringle |
释义 | † wringlen. Scottish. (See quot. 1808.) ΚΠ 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Wringle, a writhing motion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2019). † wringlev. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To entwine or twist together; to wreathe. ΘΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (transitive)] > coil or twist together entertain1481 wreathe1553 wringle1572 weave1578 entwine1616 intertwine1641 encurl1647 betwine1661 intervolve1667 twine1679 interwind1693 implicate1826 interwreathe1866 thong1888 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 63v This Serpente I haue descried as wringled into a wreathe. 2. intransitive. To move sinuously; to writhe. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > writhe or twist [verb (intransitive)] > move sinuously wrinkle1565 wringle1596 erch1601 worm1610 serpent1818 snake1902 1596 [see wringling adj. at Derivatives]. 1643 ‘Powers to be resisted’ 12 A poore worme..will wringle away from the foot, and earth it selfe. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ringen, to Ringle, or to Wrestle. 1789 Shepherd's Wedding 12 (E.D.D.) She threw and she drew, she wringl'd and wrang. Derivatives ˈwringling adj. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [adjective] > moving sinuously writhing?1561 serpent-likea1586 wringling1596 winding1613 writhy1743 sinuous1897 1596 J. Davies Orchestra liii. sig. B3v I loue Mæanders path,..In his indented course and wringling play He seemes to daunce a perfect cunning Hay. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2019). > see alsoalso refers to : wringle-comb. form < see also |
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