单词 | devouress |
释义 | † devouressn. Obsolete. A female devourer. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > devouring (of fire, etc.) > that which devours (of fire, insects, etc.) devouress1382 devourerc1385 wolfc1470 sarcophagus1619 consumingness1659 corroder1697 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xxxvi. 13 Thou art a deuouresse of men. 1598 B. Yong tr. G. Polo Enamoured Diana in tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 428 The fierce deuouresse of my life approoued..As fell in hart, as she is faire in face. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Diuoratrice, a deuouresse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1382 |
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