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单词 in a person's likeness
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in a person's likeness
a. The external form or outward appearance of something; esp. a shape, form, or appearance which resembles that of a particular thing; a guise, a semblance. Frequently in in likeness of (also in a person's likeness): in the form or guise of. Cf. ylikeness n. 1.In quot. OE: spec. a person's (own) stature.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adverb] > seemingly or apparently > under the semblance of
in likeness ofOE
under the umbrage of1674
the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > that which resembles something else
swilkc1175
anlike1340
liking1340
likeningc1350
semblancec1374
resemblancea1393
likenessa1400
semblablec1400
similitudinary?a1425
like1440
assemblable?1530
a horse of another (also the same, etc.) colour1530
resembler1570
fellowa1616
remonstrance1640
simile1743
ditto1776
something of the sort1839
that or this sort of thing1848
assimilate1935
OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Matt. vi. 27 Quis autem uestrum cogitans potest adicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum : huælc uutetlice iurre geðences mæge æt uel toece to licnesse uel to lengo [OE West Saxon Gospels: Corpus anlicnesse] his elne an uel enne.
c1175 ( Ælfric Let. to Sigeweard (De Veteri et Novo Test.) (Bodl.) 23 Ure Hælend Crist, ðe com to ðissere weorulde & us edniwode to his licnysse [OE Laud gelicnisse].
c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 721 Þo he nam lickenisse of man And com him to an old wiman.
J. Gaytryge Lay Folks' Catech. (York Min.) (1901) l. 317 (MED) The sacrement of the auter, cristes owen bodi in likeness of brede.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 18823 Bot of his licknes þat he bar Quils he went prechand here and þare. þan mai we sai.
a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 832 Þan may men his liknes se Chaunged, als it had never bene he.
c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 1142 Cupido..Hadde the liknesse of the child I-take.
a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 345 The vertu of my rynge is..that that is rede woll turne in lyknesse to grene.
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 249 Ane fieind he wes in liknes of ane freir.
1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iv. i. 104 In this borrowed likenes of shrunke death, Thou shalt remaine full two and fortie houres. View more context for this quotation
1611 Bible (King James) Ezek. i. 5 Out of the midst thereof came the likenesse of foure liuing creatures. View more context for this quotation
1637 J. Milton Comus 4 I must..Take the weeds and likenesse of a Swaine.
1692 R. L'Estrange Fables ccccxix. 395 It is safer yet to stand upon our Guard against an Enemy in the likeness of a Friend, then [etc.].
a1742 T. Story Jrnl. of Life (1747) 73 He had..transformed himself into the Likeness of an Episcopalian; and now, when Presbytery had again prevailed, he had changed the Cloak again to the other Shoulder.
1774 P. Proctor tr. F. de S. de La Mothe-Fénelon Adventures Telemachus II. xiv. 34 His mother had conceived him by Jupiter in the likeness of her husband.
1816 P. B. Shelley Dæmon of World in Alastor 100 The likeness of a throned king came by.
1881 E. A. Freeman Sketch Subj. Lands Venice 180 Spalato is putting on the likeness of a busy modern town.
1918 D. H. Loux God Speaking i. 15 Man, who has been created in God's likeness.
1970 Jrnl. Aesthetic Educ. 4 16 If I imagine myself assuming the likeness of Napoleon and believe myself to have become Napoleon, I will be charged with lunacy.
2003 G. F. Nafziger & M. W. Walton Islam at War i. 2 Before him stood, in likeness of a man, an angel.
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