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† fuˈnambulant Obs.
[as if ad. L. *fūnambulant-em, pr. pple. of an assumed vb. *fūnambulāre to walk on a rope, f. fūnambulus (see funambule) or its elements.]
A rope-walker, a funambulist. So fuˈnambulate v., to walk on a stretched rope (in mod. Dicts.). fuˈnambulation, the action of walking on a rope. fuˈnambulator, a rope-walker. fuˈnambulatory a., pertaining to rope-walking; that walks on a rope.
1606Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iv. Decay 911 Hee's fain to stand like the *Funambulant Who seems to tread the air. 1623Cockeram ii, A Rope walker, Funambulante.
1721–92Bailey, *Funambulation. 1797E. Darwin Cond. Fem. Educ., Skating on the ice in winter, swimming in summer, funambulation or dancing on the straight rope.
1676–1732Coles, *Funambulator..a dancer on the Ropes. 1883Sala in Illustr. Lond. News 11 Aug., The apprenticeship of young children to acrobats and funambulators.
1682Sir T. Browne Chr. Mor. i. §1 Tread softly and circumspectly in this *funambulatory Track and narrow Path of Goodness. 1727–41Chambers Cycl. s.v. Funambulus, In the floralia..held under Galba, there were funambulatory elephants. 1880J. H. Ingram in Academy 28 Feb. 153/2 Funambulatory labours. |