| 单词 | fosse brae |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfosse brae C1. General attributive, as fosse brae, fosse-ditch, fosse-lake (lake n.3), fosse-pool, etc. Now rare. ΚΠ lOEFoslace [see sense 2a]. 1296Vosepole [see sense 2a]. a1300 in A. H. Smith Place-names E. Riding Yorks. & York (1937) 4 Le Fossefeld. a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) l. 17266 (MED) She wente vp to a fosse kaue dep; And ther she bad me loke doun. 1668 T. St. Serfe Tarugo's Wiles iii. i. 27 A spot of ground naturally fortifi'd with Bastions, Half-moons, Ravelins, Tenalies, Horn-works, Foss-braes and Parapets. 1867 J. G. Fennell Rail & Rod 31 The moat..when it reaches the termination of the pleasure grounds of the Royal Gardens at Kew, ceases to be confined by a brick fosse-wall. 1931 Trans. Bristol & Gloucs. Archaeol. Soc. 53 269 On the outer, or fosse side, the trench was carried 30ft..to ascertain the contour of the fosse. < as lemmas |
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