单词 | decempedal |
释义 | > as lemmasdecempedal decempedal adj. Brit. /dᵻˈsɛmpᵻdl/ , /ˌdɛsɛmˈpiːdl/ , U.S. /dəˈsɛmpəd(ə)l/ , /ˌdɛsəmˈpid(ə)l/ (a) ten feet in length (obsolete); (b) having ten feet. [ < post-classical Latin decempedalis ten feet long (6th cent.) < classical Latin decem- decem- comb. form + ped- , pes foot (see -ped comb. form) + -ālis -al suffix1; compare Middle French, French decempedal (1552 in the passage translated in quot. 1694).] ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Decempedal, of ten foot, or ten foot long. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. lxiv. 255 The shadow is decempedal [Fr. decempedale]. < as lemmas |
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