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单词 catch-plume
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catch-plume
catch-plume n. Roman History Obsolete rare a person who removes the plume or feather from an adversary's helmet. [In a comment on the translation of classical Latin pinnirapus, lit. ‘peak-snatcher’, with reference to the belief that the victor in a gladiatorial contest took a feather from the crest of his opponent's helmet, as a sign of victory. Compare catch-fish n. and the note there.]
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a1661 B. Holyday in tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 53/2 Some tell us, that the Retiarius wore a feather in his Crest; and so it [sc. the word pinnirapus] might be render'd a Catch-plume.
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