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单词 cerne
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cernen.

Etymology: < French cerne circle < Latin circinus circle, derivative of circus circle.
Obsolete. rare.
1. A circle; an enceinte.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > circularity > a circle
rondelc1300
roundelc1300
circlec1305
compass1340
rondelet1385
cerne1393
burrc1440
orba1460
O1492
O1531
circular1575
rotundo1614
rhomb1656
circumference1667
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > [noun] > an enclosed space or place > an enclosed piece of ground
hawc825
towneOE
purprisea1275
hainc1275
wick1301
cerne1393
firmancea1522
haining1535
haya1640
pena1640
park1658
1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 46 With Cernes bothe square and rounde He traceth ofte upon the grounde, Makend his invocation.
a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xix. 309 Merlin..made acerne with a yerde in myddell of the launde.
2. A method of hunting buffalo by surrounding a herd.
ΚΠ
1839 C. A. Murray Trav. N. Amer. I. 336 A ‘cerne’ or ‘surround’, in this part of the wilderness, requires a great deal of arrangement to render it successful.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

cernev.

/sən/
Etymology: < French cerne-r to encircle, surround, < Latin circināre, < circinus: see the noun.
rare.
transitive. To surround, invest.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > besiege or blockade [verb (transitive)]
belieOE
besita1100
beset?c1225
assiege1297
besiege1297
belayc1320
umsiegea1325
ensiegec1380
environa1382
to set before1382
siege1390
forset?a1400
foldc1400
setc1400
to lay siege to, unto, about, against, beforec1449
oppugn?a1475
pursue1488
obsess1503
ferma1522
gird1548
begird1589
beleaguer1590
block1591
invest1591
intermure1606
blockade1684
to lay blockade to1713
leaguer1720
to form the siege1776
cerne1857
1857 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. II. 548 The cavalry occupied the undulating valleys..and they cerned the lofty fortress on all sides.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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