单词 | farsang |
释义 | farsangn. ‘A Persian measure of distance—the Parasang of the ancients—about four miles’ (H. H. Wilson Gloss. Ind. Terms.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > Persian unit parasang1555 farsang1613 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (1864) 65 From hence they reckon their way by farsangs. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xxxiii. 227 We travelled three farsangs over mountains. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel iii. 119 A reservoir..40 farsangs in circumference. 1889 Times (Weekly ed.) 13 Dec. 8/1 A distance of 12 farsakhs, or 48 miles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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