单词 | arrousement |
释义 | † arrousementn. Obsolete. rare. An act of moistening or sprinkling something with water or another liquid; a watering.In quot. with reference to the seven effusions of Christ's blood during his lifetime, likened to the seven aspersions of the altar with holy water in the dedication of a church. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of sprinkling > [noun] sprengingOE springinga1382 sprinklingc1400 arrousement1483 sprinkle1575 sparging1836 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. xxxiiij/2 Thyse arousemens or spryngyng of blood [Fr. arrousemens de sang, L. sanguines aspersiones], were made with the spryncle of humylyte. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1483 |
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