单词 | aspic |
释义 | aspicn.1 1. a. An asp (see asp n.2); used chiefly in poetry. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > group of venomous snakes > venomous snake deaf addereOE adderOE aspidec1000 shadow-addera1382 chelydre1393 tyre1471 viper1526 seps?1527 aspic1530 thirsty snake1567 aspworm1587 cheliderect?1590 viper-worm1605 palmer-serpent1608 polonga1681 asp1710 thirst-serpent1731 venom-snake1845 thanatophidian1891 solenoglyph1913 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 195/1 Aspycke sarpent, aspicq. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Aspide [It.], an aspike or aspe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) v. ii. 344 This is an Aspickes traile. View more context for this quotation 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 42 A little child should boldly put his finger in the cavern of an Aspick. 1713 J. Addison Cato iii. v Why did I 'scape th'invenom'd Aspic's rage. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women xlvii, in Poems (new ed.) 134 Showing the aspick's bite. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1742 C. Owen Ess. Nat. Hist. Serpents 61 The Aspick Poison, which throws Persons into a pleasant Sleep, in which they die. 1808 C. Lamb Let. 26 Feb. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1976) II. 273 Breath..like distillations of aspic poison. c. figurative. ΚΠ a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V ccxxxvii, in Poems (1878) IV. 160 Stung with the Aspicke of invadeing feare. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. xviii. 261 Lord Bute..there first learned what an aspic was lodged near his bosom. Categories » 2. transferred. ‘A piece of ordnance which carries a 12 pound shot. The piece itself weighs 4250 pounds.’ C. James Mil. Dict. 1816. (Perhaps only French.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). aspicn.2 The Great Lavender or Spike ( Lavandula Spica), a plant from which a volatile aromatic oil is obtained. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > trees or shrubs > lavender plants lavendera1300 stechados1526 spike1541 stœchas1548 spick1558 French lavender1562 spikenard1563 cassidony1578 cast-me-down1597 stickadove1597 aspic1604 spike-lavender1607 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxix. 288 Oyle Of Aspicke, which the Physitians and Painters vse much, the one for plasters, the other to vernish their pictures. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Oil Oil of Aspic, or Spike, an Oil drawn from the Flowers or little Leaves of a Plant of the same Name. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. III Aspic..grows in plenty in Languedoc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). aspicn.3 A savoury meat jelly, composed of and containing meat, fish, game, hard-boiled eggs, etc. Also attributive in aspic-jelly. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > jelly > [noun] > meat jelly meat jelly1381 cow heel1655 calf's-foot jelly1775 aspic1789 shank-jelly1824 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 47 Cased in Chrystal like our aspiques. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxii. 564 Died..of an aspic of plover's eggs. 1870 B. Disraeli Lothair (new ed.) xxi. 89 He extracted a couple of fat little birds from their bed of aspic jelly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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