单词 | crucifer |
释义 | crucifern. 1. Ecclesiastical. An attendant who carries a cross in a procession; a cross-bearer. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > person in minor orders > acolyte > [noun] > bearing cross crosier1393 cross-bearer1569 crucifer1574 1574 tr. Life 70. Archbishopp Canterbury Pref. sig. Diijv What fees weare bestowed on his crucifer Marshall, and other seruantes. 1865 Reader 24 June 706 The procession, headed by a crucifer, left the school-room. 1888 F. G. Lee in Archaeologia 51 365 (note) The bishop of Rochester..is official crucifer to the archbishops of Canterbury. 2. Botany. A cruciferous plant: see cruciferous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Cruciferae (crucifers) > [noun] > a crucifer crucifer1846 cresswort1854 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 352 Almost all Crucifers are destitute of bracts. 1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 139 All Crucifers are wholesome, and many are anti-scorbutic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1574 |
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