单词 | gossiphood |
释义 | gossiphoodn. Now rare. Thesaurus » Categories » b. A body of gossips (see gossip n. 3). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] > tale-bearer > collectively gossiphood1856 gossipdom1892 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > one who chats or gossips > group of gossips or chatterers gossipry1853 gossiphood1856 gossipdom1892 Bandar-log1917 1506 Thordynarye of Crysten Men (new ed.) ii. x. sig. Kiiii Whan the one or the other ben of lygnage or of ony affynyte, or gossyphede [1502 gossyprede]. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 56/2 We makes no bones at it to despise & despite God, vnder the name of a gossiphoode. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. xi. 460 It would create a sensation among the gossiphood of Stoneborough. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1506 |
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