单词 | cancrine |
释义 | cancrineadj. Having the qualities of a crab; crab-like. cancrine verse n. ‘(Latin) verses which are the same, read either forwards or backwards, as Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor’ (Bailey). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [adjective] > crab-like, can be read backwards and forwards palindromic1795 palindrome1821 cancrine1846 palindromical1864 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Cancrine, having the qualities of a crab. 1846 R. Hart Eccl. Rec. 245 At Hingham Church in Norfolk there is a curious cancrine inscription over the font. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1755 |
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