| 单词 | gentle-born |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgentle-born gentle-born adj. of good birth or lineage; belonging to a family of high social position.Now generally considered old-fashioned and chiefly used with historical reference. ΚΠ c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Squire's Tale (Hengwrt) (1874) l. 622 Thogh he were gentil born and fressh and gay. c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 2090 Syn that ȝe ben as gentil born as I. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. i. i. in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) 4/1 Alb. Speake; what are ye? Seb. As you are, Gentle born. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. ii It's no my fau't that I'm nae gentler born. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Elaine in Idylls of King 187 The gentler-born the maiden, the more bound..to be sweet and serviceable. 2006 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Mar. (Final ed.) (Style section) d1 Bell, a singular, gentle-born woman who had already established a name through Arab travels and scholarly writings. < as lemmas |
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