单词 | a-square |
释义 | a-squareadv. On the square; aloof, at a safe distance. ΘΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > kept or placed at a distance apart a-squarec1460 ysowndir1513 aloof1544 loof1558 aloof off?a1560 clear1600 large1670 abeighc1707 overhand1816 aloofly1891 remotely1897 c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 643 The warrok..held him a square, by þat othir syde. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 596 That herd þe Pardonere wele, & held hym bettir a square. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 586 Hym had been better to have goon more a-sware. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adv.c1460 |
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