英语词汇“metropolitan toe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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metropolitan toe

† metropolitan toe n. Obsolete (in Milton's image of the benefices of a pluralist bishop as the toes on a foot, and allusions to this) the big toe (i.e. the office of a metropolitan).

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1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 19 A Bishops foot that hath all his Toes..and a linnen Sock over it, is the aptest emblem of the Prelate himselfe. Who being a pluralist, may under one Surplice which is also linnen, hide foure benefices besides the metropolitan toe.

1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 127 When Arch-bishop Abbot was suspended we might say his metropolitan toe was cut off.

extracted from metropolitann.adj.

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单词	metropolitan toe
释义	> as lemmas metropolitan toe † metropolitan toe n. Obsolete (in Milton's image of the benefices of a pluralist bishop as the toes on a foot, and allusions to this) the big toe (i.e. the office of a metropolitan). ΚΠ 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 19 A Bishops foot that hath all his Toes..and a linnen Sock over it, is the aptest emblem of the Prelate himselfe. Who being a pluralist, may under one Surplice which is also linnen, hide foure benefices besides the metropolitan toe. 1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 127 When Arch-bishop Abbot was suspended we might say his metropolitan toe was cut off. extracted from metropolitann.adj. < as lemmas
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