单词 | counterblast |
释义 | counterblastn.Thesaurus » a. A blast blown in opposition to another blast. b. A blast or energetic declaration against something. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > [noun] > a protest gaincalla1300 reclaim1440 remonstrance?1566 counterblast1567 testimony1582 deprecation1626 protestation1638 regret1642 protest1644 representation1659 crusade1786 1567 T. Stapleton (title) A counterblast to M. Hornes vayne blaste against M. Fekenham. 1604 King James VI & I (title) A Counterblaste to Tobacco. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. vii. 386 Till one unexpected counterblast of Fortune ruffled yea blew away all his projects. 1851 G. Brimley Fraser's Mag. Aug. 193/1 The Quarterly Review—established..as a counterblast to the great Whig Bellows. 1883 St. James's Gaz. 27 Dec. 4/2 The Orange leaders replied by a Counter-blast. Derivatives ˈcounterblasting adj. that issues counterblasts. (In quot. 1869 alluding to James I.'s Counterblast to Tobacco.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > relating to an instance of opposition counterblasting1869 1869 Daily News 8 July An abatement of the extreme counterblasting style might also be recommended..The anti-tobacconists endeavour to prove..more than they can. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567 |
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