| 释义 |
† viretote Obs.
[app. of OF. origin, f. virer to turn.]
An unsettled state or condition.
c1386Chaucer Miller's T. 584 (Ellesm.), What eyleth yow? som gay gerl, god it woot, Hath broght yow thus vp on the viritoot. [For variants see meritot.] [1822Scott Nigel xviii, Here you come on the viretot, through the whole streets of London, to talk some nonsense to a lady.] |