| 单词 | make a low leg |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a (†long, †low, etc.) leg 4. A gesture of submission or deferential respect, an obeisance; spec. a bow, curtsy. Frequently in to make a (†long, †low, etc.) leg and variants. Also in extended use. Cf. leg v. 2. Now archaic.to scrape a leg: see scrape v. 8b. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bow, kneel, or curtsey loutc825 abowOE bowa1000 kneel?a1000 kneec1000 crookc1320 to bow the knee1382 inclinec1390 crouchc1394 croukc1394 coucha1500 plya1500 to make or do courtesy1508 beck1535 to make a (long, low, etc.) leg1548 curtsya1556 dopc1557 binge1562 jouk1567 beckon1578 benda1586 humblea1592 vaila1593 to scrape a leg1602 congee1606 to give the stoop1623 leg1628 scrape1645 to drop a curtsy1694 salaam1698 boba1794 dip1818 to make (also perform) a cheese1834 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey crookc1330 beckc1375 obediencec1390 obeisancea1393 reverencec1400 inclinationa1425 courtesy1508 curtsy1513 honour1531 leg1548 duck1554 beisance1556 jouk1567 congee1577 crouch1597 humblesso1599 inclinabo1607 salaam1613 dop1616 scrape1628 bowa1656 visit-leg1673 couchee1691 dip1792 bob1825 1548 W. Lynne tr. M. Luther Frutefull & Godly Expos. Kyngdom of Christ sig. Fviii Thou spendest thy money, and makest wery legges, and yet doest no good. a1587 L. Aldersey in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) i. 181 I turned me to the Basha, and made a long legge, saying, Grand mercye Seignior. 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. P3v Whither..haue you brought mee? To Newgate good Master Doctour with a lowe legge they made answer. 1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 74 When he doth congee to the humours of the age, and make low leggs to the fancies of the times. 1689 R. Milward Selden's Table-talk 42 'Tis good to learn to dance, a man may learn his Leg, learn to go handsomly. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 106 The Governour..gave them his Hat and Leg. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion I. i. vii He is one that cannot make a good leg. 1858 Sat. Rev. 31 July 98 The India Bill came simpering on..and made its little leg to an applauding public. 1925 S. Weyman Queen's Folly (1927) 10 She's young..and bidding's no more than wind in the grass when a young spark makes a leg. 2007 E. James Desperate Duchesses i. 13 ‘Your servant, Gryffyn,’ the duke said, making a leg. to make a low leg to make a low leg: (probably) to genuflect.extracted from lowadj.n.2< as lemmas |
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