单词 | alvarado |
释义 | † alvaradon. Military. Obsolete. A signal given in the morning; spec. one given to discharge a night watch. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal on instrument > specific signals dian1591 alvarado1598 retreat1600 reveille1633 preparative1635 leveta1640 charge1650 gathering1653 reveil1668 chamade1684 assembly1728 rouse1789 roll-call1793 dinner call1799 taps1824 recall1825 fall-in1834 last post1845 lights out1864 post1864 assemble1883 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres vi. 245 In the morning after that the drumme hath striken the Aluarado, or breaking vp or discharging of the watch. 1600 T. Dekker Old Fortunatus sig. D2v By helpe of this I oft see armies ioyne, Though when the dreadfull Aluarado sounds, I am distant from the place a thousand leagues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1598 |
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