单词 | life cord |
释义 | > as lemmaslife cord life cord n. = life string n. (in modern use esp. a spinal or umbilical cord); also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > nerve > types of nerves > [noun] sensitive?a1425 motivec1475 life stringc1522 recurrent1615 life corda1631 abducent1681 cord1774 chord1783 motor1824 afferent1828 excitor1836 nerve trunk1850 mixed nerve1861 inhibitory nerve1870 nervelet1875 vaso-motor1887 pilomotor1892 lemniscus1913 a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 21 This mouse..to the brain..went, And gnaw'd the life-cords there. 1840 R. Browning Sordello vi. 733 Fate shears The life-cord prompt enough. 1931 V. W. Brooks Amer. Caravan 441 The earth surgeon must sever the life cord with care and deliver healthy stone from the earth's womb. 1987 R. E. Duncan Ground Work II 30 I am entirely a creature of the veil, there my life cord, there my birdsong of scents and colors. < as lemmas |
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