单词 | essaying |
释义 | essayingn. The action of essay v.; also concrete. Also (nonce-use) the writing essays. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > action of attempting minting?a1513 enterprising1553 attempting1558 essaying1861 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > essay > [noun] > writing essays essayism1821 essaying1861 1861 in Macmillan's Mag. IV. 43 It might have been much better..if they had left essaying and reviewing alone. 1869 Spectator 1 May 539/1 To..watch the reception given to his essayings without throwing his own shadow on the page. 1882 Spectator No. 2804 They are the presomnial essayings of a man who has to be up by times in the morning. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019). essayingadj. That essays or attempts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [adjective] trying1577 endeavourousa1631 attemptinga1640 endeavouring1656 essaying1726 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxi. 448 From his essaying hand the string let fly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1861adj.1726 |
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