mirmillon.

Brit.

/məːˈmɪləʊ/, U.S.

/ˌmərˈmɪloʊ/

Forms: 1600s 1800s 2000s– mirmillo, 1800s– myrmillo, 1900s– murmillo.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mirmillo, murmillō.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin mirmillo, variant (in some inscriptions and in manuscripts of some 4th–cent. authors; also the form given in T. Thomas Dict. Lingvae Latinae et Anglicanae (1587)) of classical Latin murmillō (also myrmillō ), apparently < Hellenistic Greek μορμύλος , variant (with dissimilation of consonants) of ancient Greek μορμύρος mormyrus n.; presumably so called in Latin because of the image of a fish on the gladiator's helmet. Compare mirmillon n., and slightly earlier mirmilloner n.

Ancient History.

A Roman gladiator who wore a helmet crowned by the image of a fish and usually fought against a retiarius.

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1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients ii. viii. 169 Thousand severall sorts of shapes are resembled: an Elephant..a Mirmillo sinking downe in his armour, [etc.].

1693 G. Stepny tr. Juvenal 8th Satyr 161 Nor will he the Mirmillo's Weapons bear, The Modest Helmet he disdains to wear.

1806 J. W. Croker Amazoniad ii. v. 49 Such net, as ancient gladiators spread With dextrous aim, round the Myrmillo's head.

1898 ‘M. Field’ World at Auction ii. p. xlii I see as in a crystal how you lie Entangled, a mirmillo in a net, I see you helpless in a woman's toils.

2000 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Electronic ed.) 28 May The Mirmillo had a fish-shaped boss on the crest of his helmet.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirmillo
释义	mirmillon. Brit. /məːˈmɪləʊ/, U.S. /ˌmərˈmɪloʊ/ Forms: 1600s 1800s 2000s– mirmillo, 1800s– myrmillo, 1900s– murmillo. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mirmillo, murmillō. Etymology: < post-classical Latin mirmillo, variant (in some inscriptions and in manuscripts of some 4th–cent. authors; also the form given in T. Thomas Dict. Lingvae Latinae et Anglicanae (1587)) of classical Latin murmillō (also myrmillō ), apparently < Hellenistic Greek μορμύλος , variant (with dissimilation of consonants) of ancient Greek μορμύρος mormyrus n.; presumably so called in Latin because of the image of a fish on the gladiator's helmet. Compare mirmillon n., and slightly earlier mirmilloner n. Ancient History. A Roman gladiator who wore a helmet crowned by the image of a fish and usually fought against a retiarius. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > gladiatorial combat > [noun] > gladiator swordmana1387 sword-player1538 gladiator1541 fence-man1558 fencer1587 sworder1594 Samnite1600 sword-fencer1600 mirmilloner1623 mirmillo1638 mirmillon1656 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients ii. viii. 169 Thousand severall sorts of shapes are resembled: an Elephant..a Mirmillo sinking downe in his armour, [etc.]. 1693 G. Stepny tr. Juvenal 8th Satyr 161 Nor will he the Mirmillo's Weapons bear, The Modest Helmet he disdains to wear. 1806 J. W. Croker Amazoniad ii. v. 49 Such net, as ancient gladiators spread With dextrous aim, round the Myrmillo's head. 1898 ‘M. Field’ World at Auction ii. p. xlii I see as in a crystal how you lie Entangled, a mirmillo in a net, I see you helpless in a woman's toils. 2000 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Electronic ed.) 28 May The Mirmillo had a fish-shaped boss on the crest of his helmet. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638
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