释义 |
† ˈpygman Obs. Also 5 pigmen. [a. OF. pigmain, pigman (Godef.).] = pygmy n. 1.
c1400Mandeville (Roxb.) xxii. 103 Þe land of þe Pigmens [Fr. pigmeinez], whilk er men of litill stature. 1481Caxton Myrr. ii. v. 69 Peple that ben horned, and ar but ii cubits hye... This peple is callyd pygmans. |