In comparisons, as a type of violence or fury (†phr. wroth as (the) wind), swiftness, freedom or unrestrainable character, mutability or fickleness…
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释义 | the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > one who or that which moves swiftly > typically (4) wind1377 In comparisons, as a type of violence or fury (†phr. wroth as (the) wind), swiftness, freedom or unrestrainable character, mutability or fickleness… swallowc1380 In allusions to the swift flight of the bird. quicksilver1562 Used allusively. With reference to the rapid motion of which quicksilver is capable. Cf. mercury, n. 9. shoes of swiftness1787 the magic shoes of the giant in the tale of Jack the Giant-killer: occasionally used allusively. |
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