单词 | herisson |
释义 | herissonn.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > [noun] > order Insectivora > family Erinaceidae (hedgehog) ilc897 iles pil?c1225 irchepilc1290 irchinc1290 hurcheonc1325 urchina1340 thorn-hog1340 hedgehoga1450 herisson?1590 land-urchin1603 hedge-piga1616 hotchi-witchi1843 porcupine1847 furze-pig1865 gypsies' pig1928 tiggy1938 ?1590–1 J. Burel Passage of Pilgremer i, in Poems sig. N3v The Houlet and the Herison, Out of the airt Septentrion, Come with ane feirfull voce. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. xii. f. 261v Hee..hath the feet of a Herison. 2. Fortification. A barrier, consisting of a revolving beam, armed with iron spikes. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > barricade > [noun] > other barriers treble1569 firewall1578 herisson1704 boat work1782 tambour1834 gabionage1849 knife-rest1858 skerm1861 stockade tambour1892 1704 in J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Herissons are frequently placed before Gates. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 133/2 Herisson, a formidable hedge or chevaux-de-frise, made of one stout beam fenced by a number of iron spikes..which being fixed upon a pivot, revolves in every direction upon being touched, always presenting a front of pikes. Categories » 3. ‘A sort of wooden horse set with spikes or points, formerly used as a military punishment, the culprit being mounted upon it’ ( Cent. Dict.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?1590 |
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