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单词 toxophilite
释义

toxophilite

[ tok-sof-uh-lahyt ]
/ tɒkˈsɒf əˌlaɪt /

noun

a devotee of archery; archer.

Origin of toxophilite

1785–95; Toxophil(us) bow-lover (coined by Roger Ascham in his 1545 book so entitled <Greek tóxo(n) bow + -philos-phile) + -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM toxophilite

tox·oph·i·lit·ic [tok-sof-uh-lit-ik], /tɒkˌsɒf əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectivetox·oph·i·ly, noun

Words nearby toxophilite

toxiphobia, toxo-, toxocariasis, toxoid, toxophil, toxophilite, toxophore, toxoplasma, Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, toxopyrimidine
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Example sentences from the Web for toxophilite

  • Toxophilite, tok-sof′i-līt, n. a lover of archery: an archer.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for toxophilite

toxophilite
/ (tɒkˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt) formal /

noun

an archer

adjective

of or relating to archery

Derived forms of toxophilite

toxophily, noun

Word Origin for toxophilite

C18: from Toxophilus, the title of a book (1545) by Ascham, designed to mean: a lover of the bow, from Greek toxon bow + philos loving
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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