A fair lady, a ‘fair’. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ141638 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person > beautiful woman (47) clearc1330 A fair lady, a ‘fair’. Obsolete. comelya1375 A beautiful, graceful, or beloved woman. Obsolete. wlonk?a1400 A fair or beautiful one. brightc1400 A beautiful or attractive woman. Cf. fair, n.1 3b. Obsolete. gayc1400 A noble or beautiful lady. Also (rarely) of a man: a ‘gallant’. Cf. sense A. 2. Obsolete (archaic in later use). sheenc1400 Beautiful. absol. quasi-n. A fair one; a beautiful woman. Obsolete. violet1412 A plant or flower of the genus Viola, esp. V. odorata, the sweet-smelling violet, growing wild, and… figurative. (Applied esp. to persons.) berylc1440 figurative. Applied in admiration to a woman; cf. gem, n.1 2a, jewel, n. 5a, pearl, n.1 2b. Obsolete. blossomc1440 figurative. One lovely and full of promise. bonnya1529 An attractive or beloved person or animal. Frequently as a form of address, esp. in my bonny, my bonnies. pertc1540 A pert person (in various senses). Also with plural agreement and the: pert people as a class. Now rare (poetic in later use). bonylasse1546 An attractive girl or woman; a ‘bonny lass’. Venus?1572 A beautiful or attractive woman. spark1575 A woman of great beauty, elegance, or wit. bellibone1579 A fair maid, a bonny lass. bonnibel1579 An attractive girl or woman. nymph1584 Chiefly poetic. A beautiful young woman; a maiden, a damsel. cheruba1616 transferred. Applied to persons. (in form cherubin) to a beautiful or beloved woman (cf. angel, n. II.). Obsolete. lily1622 figurative. Applied to persons or things of exceptional whiteness, fairness, or purity; e.g. a fair lady; the white of a beautiful complexion (sin… bellea1640 A handsome woman, esp. one who dresses so as to set off her personal charms; the reigning ‘beauty’ of a place; a fair lady, a fair one. fine1639 A beautiful woman. Obsolete. rare. toast1700 A lady who is named as the person to whom a company is requested to drink; often one who is the reigning belle of the season. Now historical. houri1745 A nymph of the Muslim Paradise. Hence applied allusively to a voluptuously beautiful woman. belle dame1768 In certain French phrases, which have been used in English. a fair lady, a belle. peri1813 In extended use: a beautiful or graceful person; a fairy. beauty queen1835 A woman who surpasses all others in beauty; an outstandingly beautiful woman. stallion1970 Among U.S. black people, a tall, good-looking girl or woman. colloquial. Subcategories:— collectively (3) — condition of (2) — woman of stately beauty (3) — cruel or dangerous (2) — cover girl (1) — beauty queen (1) — queen of beauty at tournament (1) — small beautiful woman (2) — other types of beautiful woman (5) |
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