单词 | amplection |
释义 | † amplectionn. Obsolete. An act of embracing or clasping (literal and figurative); an embrace. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [noun] > action of embracing clippingc1230 embracingc1386 halsing1387 collinga1425 amplection1474 embracement1485 culling1490 bracingc1540 clasping1562 embrace1599 embrasure1609 hugging1616 bosoming1624 amplexation1634 embrassade1830 huddling1869 lapping- 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. ii. 26 The amplections [1483 amplexions]..of her husbonde [L. maritales amplexus; Fr. les acolemens de son mari]. a1636 T. Westcote View Devonshire 1630 (1845) iv. xix. 310 Instow..stands as a witness to the marriage of Taw and Torridge, which with their close amplections have demi-insulated this parish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < n.1474 |
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