α. 1800s– code duello.
β. 1800s– code duelo.
单词 | code duello |
释义 | code duellon.α. 1800s– code duello. β. 1800s– code duelo. Now historical. An established set of rules or conventions followed by duellists. Cf. duello n.Frequently with reference to duelling in the southern United States. ΚΠ 1842 N.Y. Herald 16 Sept. If a man goes out deliberately to fight, and kills another with a pistol and leaden bullet, he, must, according to the Wall street code duello, be considered a gentleman of the very first standing. 1909 G. C. Eggleston Irene of Mountains xxiii. 264 Neither you nor I can quite approve the code duello... But there is this to be said in its favor, that it insists upon decency and order in the conduct of a quarrel. 2002 R. Cohen By Sword iii. viii. 170 The code duello was a highly ritualized affair, one main purpose of which was to eliminate random inequalities. The ceremony of the duel could mediate aggression and prevent the quarrelsome from succumbing to violent impulses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842 |
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