| 释义 |
Greekery rare.|ˈgriːkərɪ|
[f. Greek + -ery.]
The practices of Greeks.
†1. contemptuous. Customs or practices (in general) of the Greek Church. Obs.
1680Dial. betw. Pope & Phanatick 11 They [the Greek Church] are no more true Protestants than the Church of England; for they have Bishops and Liturgies, Rites and Ceremonies, and such kind of Greekery.
2. Cheating, card-sharping. (See Greek n. 4.)
1823Spirit Publ. Jrnls. (1824) 414 No art..requires so much practice as Greekery. 1861All Year Round 29 June 334 Nothing is less likely to reform a man, and bring him back to an orderly and economical life, than the practice of Greekery. |