单词 | elian |
释义 | Elianadj. Pertaining to or characteristic of the Essays of Elia (1823), or their author, Charles Lamb. ΚΠ 1905 Athenæum 3 June 681/1 Many of the new letters are of no literary account; perhaps a score have the true Elian cachet. 1929 Daily Express 3 Jan. 8/5 The Elian Chinaman's device for roasting pork. Derivatives Eliaism n. /ˈiːlɪəɪz(ə)m/ a characteristically Elian essay. ΚΠ 1854 P. G. Patmore Friends & Acq. I. 99 Lamb, in his exquisite Eliaism, ‘Blakesmoor in H—— shire’. ˈElian n. an admirer of ‘Elia’. ΚΠ 1903 in Dobell's Catal. June 31/2 It is a comfort to think that there are so many good and true Elians in the world. 1923 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Aug. 555/2 Mr. Tillyard renounces all claims to satisfying ‘every Elian’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1854 |
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