| 释义 |
† eˈlingued, a. Obs. rare—1.
[as if f. a vb. *elingue, ad. L. ēlinguāre (see prec.) + -ed.]
Deprived of the tongue; hence fig. tongue-tied, speechless, dumb.
1627Feltham Resolves ii. §37 Wks. (1677) 234 Fear..often leaves him..quite elingued. 1656in Blount Gloss. [ 1775Ash has Elinguid, citing Coles, who has only Elingued. So 1847in Craig; and in mod. Dicts.] |