单词 | centure |
释义 | † centuren. Obsolete. A belt or girdle; = cincture n. 3a.In quot. 1562 figurative (in medical context): a ‘belt’ or zone on the body created by the use of repercussives (see repercussive n.). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > worn around waist girdlec1000 seynta1350 ceintec1386 senturea1400 love-lacec1400 girdinga1425 cinglec1430 seynturec1460 cenglea1492 waist1550 waist-girdle1553 centure1562 zone1608 cummerbund1616 cincture1667 waist-belt1672 centurine1696 faja1841 ceinture1856 crios1899 1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. xijv, in Bulwarke of Defence Ye shall shutte and close vp the matter, within your senture [1579 centure], whiche of necessitie, ought to be despersed abroade, in the whole circuite. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. iii. 156 Now happy he, whose cloake and center can Hold out this tempest! View more context for this quotation 1624 A. Darcie tr. Originall of Idolatries xii. 51 The Stole, Ephod, Zone, or Centure [Fr. Ceinture]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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