spec. in plural (†sometimes construed as singular) as the equivalent of the like-sounding Old French lisse (modern French lice): The palisades or…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > jousting or tilting > [noun] > lists or barriers (13) listc1386 spec. in plural (†sometimes construed as singular) as the equivalent of the like-sounding Old French lisse (modern French lice): The palisades or… champany?a1400 ? The field (of combat); ? the lists: cf. champ, n.1 rangec1440 An area marked out for a jousting tournament. Also attributive. Obsolete. jousting-place1480 attributive and in other combinations, as jousting-field, jousting-horse, jousting-place, jousting-spear. tilt?1507 A place for holding tilts or jousts; a tilting ground or yard; the lists. tilt-yard1528 A yard or enclosed space for tilts and tournaments; a (permanent) tilting-ground. barracec1540 The enclosure within which knightly encounters took place; the lists. barrier1581 spec. in plural. The palisades enclosing the ground where a tournament, tilting, or other martial contest or exhibition was held; the lists. Also… careera1586 The ground on which a race is run, a racecourse; (also) the space within the barrier at a tournament. steccado1600 Lists to fight or joust in. tilting-yard1606 = tilt-yard, n. tilting ground1850 tilting field1859 |
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