单词 | manoletina |
释义 | manoletinan. Bullfighting. A decorative pass in which the muleta is held behind the back in the left hand; = orteguina n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > actions of bullfighter pass1835 recibir1838 suerte1838 volapié1838 larga1902 recibiendo1902 recorte1909 estocada1910 quite1924 natural1925 piccing1925 cape-work1926 pic1926 Veronica1926 veronique1931 banderilling1932 farol1932 mariposa1932 media vuelta1932 molinete1932 lidia1952 manoletina1952 revolera1952 orteguina1957 rejoneo1961 1952 J. Marks To Bullfight v. 67 We may watch him [sc. the matador], at short range, ignoring it [sc. the bull] in imitation of Manolete's most imperious yet least estimable manner, as it rushes by under his right arm and the muleta that skims its back in a manoletina. 1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia xv. 193 Three manoletinas (very exciting with such big horns, which come out under man's armpits each time). 1961 V. J. Kehoe Wine, Women & Toros! x. 129/1 His faenas include..manoletinas looking at the crowd and then—surprise—he kills very well! 1971 J. Leibold This is Bullfight xvii. 204 The manoletina is probably the most popular of all the decorative passes and is utilized by bullfighters of every degree of experience. The manoletina is always performed as a right-handed pass with the sword extending the cloth and while it is a very spectacular pass it is not nearly as dangerous as it appears. 1974 Aiken (S. Carolina) Standard 18 Apr. 4-c/4 Then the grandstand falls silent as Diaz prepares to execute a ‘manoletina’, a pass rarely seen in bullfighting. The matador must not turn his head as the bull comes pounding across the sand, but only feels the rush of wind as the animal charges by. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1952 |
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