单词 | lier |
释义 | liern. a. One who lies, in senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [noun] > one who lier1596 perdu1608 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 292 The Scotis sa blyth of that Victorie and proud..heidet thair the deid lyeris. 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. ii. 72 Chusing a Horse that is a good Lier, or such a one as lays himself down often... There is a great Difference in Horses, with relation to their being good or bad Liers. b. With adverbs or adverbial phrases. † lier-by n. a kept mistress (cf. lie-by n. 1, lig-by n.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > hostile lying in wait > one who awaiterc1374 waiterc1430 waylayer1565 lier1583 wait-layer1600 ambusher1606 ambuscader1677 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > illicit intimacy > person > a mistress chevesea700 wifeOE bed-sister1297 concubine1297 leman1297 file1303 speciala1400 womanc1400 chamberer?a1425 mistress?a1439 cousin1470 doxy?1515 doll1560 pinnacea1568 nobsya1575 lier-by1583 sweetheart1589 she-friend1600 miss1606 underput1607 concupy1609 lig-by1610 factoress1611 leveret1617 night-piece1621 belly-piece1632 dolly1648 lie-bya1656 madamc1660 small girl1671 natural1674 convenient1676 lady of the lake1678 pure1688 tackle1688 sultana1703 kind girl1712 bosom-slave1728 pop1785 chère amie1792 fancy-woman1819 hetaera1820 fancy-piece1821 poplolly1821 secondary wife1847 other woman1855 fancy-girl1892 querida1902 wifelet1983 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus sig. Aiii It is a Prouerbe in Englande that the men of Tiuidal borderers on the english midle marches, haue likers, lemmons, and lyerbies. 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 394 These whom the Apostle calls αρσενοκοιται, liers with men. 1611 Bible (King James) Josh. viii. 14 There were liers in ambush against him. View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) Judges ix. 25 And the men of Shechem set lyers in wait for him. View more context for this quotation 1656 T. Fuller Coll. Serm. 10 He [sc. our Saviour] was no large lier on bed. 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. A. Musæus in German Romance I. 25 She turned the corner with her, and escaped the eyes of the lier-in-wait. 1844 M. Howitt My Own Story x. 101 The old squire was a late lier in bed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > see alsoalso refers to : † lirelierv. < n.1583 see also |
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