单词 | aeolianly |
释义 | aeolianlyadv. In an Aeolian manner; (spec.) with a sound like that of an Aeolian harp. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [adverb] > sound of stringed instrument tang1812 aeolianly1849 1849 A. J. Symington Harebell Chimes 129 Plaint melody Sung by the mermaids of the wave, Æolianly. 1886 M. F. Tupper My Life as Author 393 Moaning Æolianly as it went. 1888 J. T. Boyle Poems of Fancy & Imagination 92 They sighed a rapturous melody, Caught from the pearl-lipped shells of sea, While fretful one, aeolianly, Whispered, ‘Straying honey bee, Away!’ 1891 Critic (N.Y.) 4 July 1/2 Ruskin's notes and new prefaces may contradict the text as tricksily and æolianly as they will. 1984 Q. Jrnl. Engin. Geol. 17 149/2 Each layer of the soil can be expressed within one class.., except alluvially- or aeolianly-stratified soils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1849 |
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