单词 | gypsian |
释义 | gypsianadj. Belonging to, resembling, or characteristic of Gypsies. ΚΠ 1632 H. Hawkins tr. G. P. Maffei Fuga Sæculi 352 To be mocked, scorned, and iniured..by those, who call holy mendicity, a lazy and Gipsian life [It. gagliofferia o pigritia]. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. xii. 285 That profound Respect which he paid to the King of the Gypsies..was sweeter to his Gypseian Majesty [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 2018 Times of India (Nexis) 25 Aug. Born into the family of shepherds, Hamid loves leading the life of a nomad and takes pride in his gypsian ways. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1632 |
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