释义 |
avulse, v.|əˈvʌls| [f. āvuls- ppl. stem of āvellĕre, f. ā, ab from + vĕllere to pull, pluck.] To pull or pluck off, tear away.
a1765Shenstone Odes 258 As though..ev'ry bough Like that the Trojan gather'd once, avuls'd, Were by a splendid successor supply'd. |