单词 | by-plot |
释义 | by-plotn.ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > tract > [noun] > lying beyond or out of the way thorter land1488 by-plot1587 by-ground1611 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) i. xix. 114/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Ech surueior amendeth such by-plots & lanes as seeme best for his owne commoditie. 2. A subordinate plot by the side of the main one; a plot within a plot. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > plot > parts of plot envoy1616 undermirth1640 counter-turn1651 under-walk1651 deus ex machina1697 happy ending1748 dénouement1752 anagnorisis1783 comic relief1783 by-play1812 tragic irony1833 by-plot1851 dramatic irony1881 plot point1909 cliff-hanging1945 subtext1960 1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxiv. 53 In an era of revolution there are always by-plots..parallel..with the main action of the drama. 1859 C. Kingsley Misc. II. 121 This bye-plot runs through the play. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1587 |
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