Art, craft, cunning. Also phr. byor with list.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] (284) listOE Art, craft, cunning. Also phr. byor with list. wiþercraftc1175 In sense (1), used (esp. by Layamon) in compounds denoting hostile acts or contests, as wiþerblench, wiþerded, wiþergome, wiþerhap, wiþerueht, wiþerst… wilta1230 = wile, n. craftc1275 Skill or ingenuity used to deceive, mislead, or to secure an unfair advantage. As a mass noun: cunning; deception, guile; trickery. Cf. craftiness, n.… sleightc1275 Craft or cunning employed so as to deceive; deceitful, subtle, or wily dealing or policy; artifice, strategy, trickery. Now rare or Obsolete. engine?a1300 Ingenuity, artfulness; cunning, trickery. Also with modifying word, as evil engine, false engine: evil machination, ill intention; cf. malengine, n.… quaintisec1300 An instance of cleverness, cunning, or deceit; a device, a stratagem, a trick. vaidiec1325 Subtlety, guileful cunning. wilec1374 Deceit or deceitfulness; craft, cunning, subtlety, guile. Now rare. cautelc1375 Cunning, craftiness, wiliness, trickery. sophistryc1385 Cunning, trickery, craft. Obsolete. quaintnessc1390 The quality or condition of being quaint (in various senses); an instance of this. voisdie1390 Cunning, stratagem, sleight. havilon?a1400 An act of deception, a ruse, a trick. Also: deception, guile. Cf. havilon, v. foxeryc1400 The character, manners, or behaviour of a fox; wiliness, cunning. subtletyc1400 Craftiness, cunning, esp. of a treacherous or underhand nature; slyness, guile. undercraftc1400 Hidden or secret craft or cunning. practic?a1439 A stratagem, a trick, a deception; (as a mass noun) machination, cunning, deceit. †to prove practics: to indulge in or practise trickery (obsolete)… callidityc1450 Craftiness, cunning; shrewdness. Also: an act characterized by this. policec1450 = policy, n.1 in various senses. Obsolete. wilinessc1450 The quality or character of being wily; craftiness, cunning, guile. craftiness1484 Skill at gaining an advantage over others, esp. by underhand means; cunning, deviousness. Also with positive overtones (esp. in later use): wiliness… gin1543 Skill, ingenuity. Also in a negative sense: cunning, craft, artifice (cf. engine, n. 1a). Obsolete. cautility1554 = cautelousness, n. cunning1582 (a) Now usually in bad sense: Skill employed in a secret or underhand manner, or for purposes of deceit; skilful deceit, craft, artifice. (Cf. craft… cautelousness1584 Cautelous quality. craftiness. panurgy1586 Interference or mischief-making in all matters; knavery. policy1587 Prudent conduct; politic or expedient behaviour; prudence, shrewdness, sagacity. Now chiefly in bad policy, good policy, etc. Formerly also… foxshipa1616 The character or qualities of a fox. cunningnessa1625 Craftiness, slyness, artfulness; = cunning, n.1 5. subdolousness1635 dexterity1656 Mental adroitness or skill; ‘readiness of expedient, quickness of contrivance, skill of management’ (Johnson); cleverness, address, ready tact… insidiousnessa1677 Insidious quality or character; treacherousness, craftiness, subtle deceitfulness. versuteness1685 pawkiness1687 sleight-hand1792 elliptically. Also attributive. pawkery1820 trickery, cunning; cf. joukery-pawkery n. at joukery, n. compounds. vulpinism1851 foxy character. downiness1865 Cunning, craftiness; the fact or condition of being alert, aware, or savvy. foxiness1875 slimness1899 Artfulness, wiliness, cunning. slypussness1908 Subcategories:— a personification of (1) — symbol of (1) — an act of (1) — a wile or cunning device (60) — typical example of cunning thing or person (2) — cunning person (30) — excessive cunning (1) — in politics (1) — in games (1) — by monks or priests (2) — deep or subtle (11) — lack of simplicity (1) — contrivance or machination (50) — management or contrivance (5) — astuteness (33) — crafty dealing (42) |
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