单词 | mortier |
释义 | mortiern. Now rare. In France: a cap worn by various officials as an emblem of high office.The mortier was formerly worn by the Chancellor of France and the Presidents of the French parliaments and is now worn, in a modified form, by senior officials and magistrates of the Cour des Comptes (the National Audit Office) and the Cour de Cassation (the Supreme Court of Appeal). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > denoting office or profession > worn by high officials of france mortar1604 mortar-cap1686 mortier1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Mortier, a Badge, or Ensign of Dignity, bore by the Chancellors, and Great Presidents, of the Parliaments of France. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. ii. 20 His head was covered with a scarlet cap, faced with fur—of that kind which the French call mortier, from its resemblance to the shape of an inverted mortar. 1820 A. Ranken Hist. France VIII. i. ii. 28 The first president... His cap, or mortier,..was ornamented with a double round of gold lace. 1830 G. P. R. James Darnley III. xii. 270 The star and collar of St. Michael, with the velvet mortier and short white plume. 1995 Toronto Star 6 June a7 The name and shape of the academic cap surmounted by the cloth-covered ‘board’ was influenced by the mortier, a cap worn by ancient kings of France. In recent times, judges of France's court of justice donned it on high occasions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728 |
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