单词 | hurricano |
释义 | † hurricanon. Obsolete. Thesaurus » Categories » 1. An early form of hurricane n. (see hurricane n. 1 β). 2. Applied by Shakespeare and Drayton to a waterspout. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > water-spout or sea-storm water pipe1539 cataract1555 spout1555 hurricano1608 waterspout1625 whirlwater1626 whirl-spout1737 vortex1769 typhon1774 whirl-pillar1850 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ix. 2 Rage, blow You caterickes, & Hircanios [1623 Hyrricano's] spout. View more context for this quotation 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. ii. 175 The dreadfull spout Which Shipmen do the hurricano call. View more context for this quotation 1627 M. Drayton Moone-calfe in Battaile Agincourt 168 Downe the shower impetuously doth fall, Like that which men the Hurricano call. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2019). hurricanov. rare. transitive. To whirl or drive as a hurricane. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > forcibly chase1340 rushc1384 runa1425 swingc1540 hurricano1702 barge1903 zap1967 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iii. 4/1 After..the Persecution, which then hurricano'd, such as were Non Conformists unto that Establishment. 1868 H. W. Longfellow Giles Corey i. ii Ah, poor New England! He who hurricanoed The house of Jacob is making now on thee One last assault. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1608v.1702 |
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