Draculan.

/ˈdrakjʊlə/

Etymology: < The name of Dracula, the king of the Vampires, invented by Bram Stoker in the novel of this name (1897).Prince Vlad of Wallachia, who died in 1476, was also known as ‘Dracula’ (spelt in various ways, e.g. Ladislaus Drakula, Wladislaus Dragwlya). Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Oct. 1971, p. 1336.

Used allusively to denote a grotesque or terrifying person, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] > one who or that which terrifies

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Dracula1938

1897 B. Stoker Dracula iv. 51 The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me; with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.

1897 B. Stoker Dracula xxvii. 383 We looked back and saw where the clear line of Dracula's castle cut the sky.]

1938 M. Allingham Fashion in Shrouds xvi. 279 If he's Dracula himself we'll get him and hang him.

1953 R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 266 A real killer in disguise she must be—a real female Dracula.

1971 ‘A. Gilbert’ Tenant for Tomb xv. 252 Now that Lady Dracula is unlikely to be released..how about our considering our own plans?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	dracula
释义	Draculan. /ˈdrakjʊlə/ Etymology: < The name of Dracula, the king of the Vampires, invented by Bram Stoker in the novel of this name (1897).Prince Vlad of Wallachia, who died in 1476, was also known as ‘Dracula’ (spelt in various ways, e.g. Ladislaus Drakula, Wladislaus Dragwlya). Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Oct. 1971, p. 1336. Used allusively to denote a grotesque or terrifying person, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] > one who or that which terrifies terrora1500 terrifier1586 terrible1606 terrification1622 fright1634 gastering1642 Dracula1938 1897 B. Stoker Dracula iv. 51 The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me; with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of. 1897 B. Stoker Dracula xxvii. 383 We looked back and saw where the clear line of Dracula's castle cut the sky.] 1938 M. Allingham Fashion in Shrouds xvi. 279 If he's Dracula himself we'll get him and hang him. 1953 R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 266 A real killer in disguise she must be—a real female Dracula. 1971 ‘A. Gilbert’ Tenant for Tomb xv. 252 Now that Lady Dracula is unlikely to be released..how about our considering our own plans? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1938
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