| 单词 | king's touch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking's touch king's touch n. now historical (with the) the touch of a king's hand as a (supposed) cure for scrofula or (sometimes) other diseases; the ability of a king to heal in this way; cf. king's evil n., touch v. 1f. ΚΠ 1665 J. Dolben Serm. Good-Friday 46 Esteeming his scornfull blows as healing as the Kings Touch. 1700 W. Baron Regicides iii. 128 He had often met with that Distemper in the Eyes, and was seldom able to master it; but finding the King's Touch as seldom fail'd, advis'd all Patients..to take that course of Cure. 1830 W. Scott Auchindrane ii. i, in Doom of Devorgoil 266 'Tis just as if a wretch retain'd the evil, When the King's touch had bid the sores be heal'd. 1999 R. E. Guiley Encycl. Witches & Witchcraft (ed. 2) 154/1 The king's touch was the reputed ability of royalty to heal, especially a type of scrofula called the king's evil. < as lemmas |
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