单词 | malebouche |
释义 | † Malebouchen. Obsolete. Slander personified. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > personified Malebouchea1393 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. 389 Malebouche, Whos tunge neither pyl ne crouche Mai hyre, so that he pronounce A plein good word. c1450 (?a1405) J. Lydgate Complaint Black Knight (Fairf.) 260 in Minor Poems (1934) ii. 393 And Male-bouche gan first the tale telle. a1500 tr. La Belle Dame sans Mercy (Cambr.) 741 in F. J. Furnivall Polit., Relig., & Love Poems (1903) 107 Male-bouche in court hath gret comaundement. 1593 T. Churchyard Pleasant Conceite To Gen. Rdrs. sig. B3 Ne wit nor skill, can scape the scowling scorne, Of bold male boush, that like ban-dog doth ball. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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