释义 |
dice-play [f. dice, pl. of die n.] The action or practice of playing with dice; the game of dice.
c1440Promp. Parv. 120 Dyce play, aleatura. 1551Robinson tr. More's Utop. (Arb.) 84 Dice-playe, and suche other folishe and pernicious games they know not. 1577J. Northbrooke Dicing Introd. 2 If a man can dice-play. 1580Lupton Sivqila 94 To get greedie gain by diuellish and detestable Diceplaye. 1606Holland Sueton. 60 For giving himselfe much to dice play. †b. fig. Trickery, deceit, sleight. Obs.
1633Rogers Treat. Sacraments i. 159 Not easily carried away by each Doctrine and dice-play of men [cf. Eph. iv. 14 ἐν τῇ κυβείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων]. So dice-playing.
c1490Promp. Parv. (MS. K.) 120 Dicepleyinge, aleatura. 1551Robinson tr. More's Utop. (Arb.) 19 The Poete likeneth..the life of man to a diceplaiyng or a game at the tables. 1606Holland Sueton. 70 The rumour that ran of his dice⁓playing. |