pismire

[ pis-mahyuhr, piz- ]

/ ˈpɪsˌmaɪər, ˈpɪz- /

noun

an ant.

Origin of pismire

1350–1400; Middle English pissemyre, equivalent to pisse to urinate + obsolete mire ant, perhaps <Scandinavian (compare Danish myre,Swedish myra), cognate with Dutch mier; pejorative name from stench of formic acid proper to ants

Words nearby pismire

Pisidian, pisiform, pisiform bone, Pisistratidae, Pisistratus, pismire, pismo clam, pisolite, pisolith, piss, piss about

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Example sentences from the Web for pismire

You must understand he is an emmet of quality, and has better blood in his veins than any pismire in the mole-hill.
The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant|John Hamilton Moore
An ancient name for the ant is pismire, probably a Danish word, from paid and myre, signifying such ants as live in hillocks.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
Observe how the whole swarm divide and make way for the pismire that passes through them!
Thackerayana|William Makepeace Thackeray
Thou art no more than a pismire; why wilt thou seek to provoke the elephants?
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon

As if we should look upon an ant or pismire, the parts fly the sight, and the whole considered is almost nothing.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter|Ben Jonson

British Dictionary definitions for pismire

pismire

/ (ˈpɪsˌmaɪə) /

noun

an archaic or dialect word for an ant

Word Origin for pismire

C14 (literally: urinating ant, from the odour of formic acid characteristic of an ant hill): from piss + obsolete mire ant, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse maurr, Middle Low German mīre ant

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单词	pismire
释义	pismire [ pis-mahyuhr, piz- ] / ˈpɪsˌmaɪər, ˈpɪz- / noun an ant. Origin of pismire 1350–1400; Middle English pissemyre, equivalent to pisse to urinate + obsolete mire ant, perhaps <Scandinavian (compare Danish myre,Swedish myra), cognate with Dutch mier; pejorative name from stench of formic acid proper to ants Words nearby pismire Pisidian, pisiform, pisiform bone, Pisistratidae, Pisistratus, pismire, pismo clam, pisolite, pisolith, piss, piss about Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pismire You must understand he is an emmet of quality, and has better blood in his veins than any pismire in the mole-hill. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant\|John Hamilton Moore An ancient name for the ant is pismire, probably a Danish word, from paid and myre, signifying such ants as live in hillocks. Folk-lore of Shakespeare\|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer Observe how the whole swarm divide and make way for the pismire that passes through them! Thackerayana\|William Makepeace Thackeray Thou art no more than a pismire; why wilt thou seek to provoke the elephants? The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire\|Edward Gibbon As if we should look upon an ant or pismire, the parts fly the sight, and the whole considered is almost nothing. Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter\|Ben Jonson British Dictionary definitions for pismire pismire / (ˈpɪsˌmaɪə) / noun an archaic or dialect word for an ant Word Origin for pismire C14 (literally: urinating ant, from the odour of formic acid characteristic of an ant hill): from piss + obsolete mire ant, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse maurr, Middle Low German mīre ant 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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