单词 | mellifluate |
释义 | † mellifluateadj. Scottish. Obsolete. Mellifluous; honeyed. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent > pleasing (of speech) well-spoken?a1400 sweetc1405 honeyc1450 mellifluous?a1475 mellifluate1508 well-spoken1539 mellifluent1601 suaviloquent1656 the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > honey > [adjective] > containing honey honeyed?c1400 mellifluec1429 mellifluous?a1475 mellifluate1508 honey-dewed1596 honeyful1610 melliferous1656 1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 192 Your angel mouthis most mellifluate Oure rude langage has clere illumynate. 1568 R. Henryson in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 164 Flatteraris..With fals menyng and mouth mellifluate [?a1500 maist toxicate]. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 3v He bair ane plesant flour..With Cinamome mixt, and mellifluat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1508 |
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