multicursaladj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈkəːsl/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈkərs(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, unicursal adj. and n.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + -cursal (in unicursal adj. and n.). Compare earlier bicursal adj.

Of a maze or labyrinth: having more than one possible route between the centre and the outside. Also figurative.

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1922 W. H. Matthews Mazes & Labyrinths xxi. 184 There is no reason why we should not apply the adjective ‘unicursal’..to denote those figures which consist of a single unbranched path, using the term ‘multicursal’ as its complement, or antonym.

1922 W. H. Matthews Mazes & Labyrinths xxi. 185 The Hampton Court maze..may serve as the type of a compact and the Versailles example..that of a diffuse multicursal labyrinth.

1936 W. F. J. Knight Cumaean Gates iv. 60 With alternatives, the pattern is ‘multicursal’; without them, ‘unicursal’.

1976 J. Bord Mazes & Labyrinths of World i. 9 ‘Maze’ suggests to me a multicursal design where confusion arises.

1988 W. B. Faris Labyrinths of Lang. iv. 86 The reader's progress through these labyrinths of language thus forms a multicursal pattern.

1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking ii. 217 Why not think of the network as being made up of more complex diagrams and directional veers: multi-cursal mazes, connect-the-dots, cross-currents, winding pathways, concentric circles, and pentagrams.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multicursal
释义	multicursaladj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈkəːsl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈkərs(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, unicursal adj. and n. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + -cursal (in unicursal adj. and n.). Compare earlier bicursal adj. Of a maze or labyrinth: having more than one possible route between the centre and the outside. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1922 W. H. Matthews Mazes & Labyrinths xxi. 184 There is no reason why we should not apply the adjective ‘unicursal’..to denote those figures which consist of a single unbranched path, using the term ‘multicursal’ as its complement, or antonym. 1922 W. H. Matthews Mazes & Labyrinths xxi. 185 The Hampton Court maze..may serve as the type of a compact and the Versailles example..that of a diffuse multicursal labyrinth. 1936 W. F. J. Knight Cumaean Gates iv. 60 With alternatives, the pattern is ‘multicursal’; without them, ‘unicursal’. 1976 J. Bord Mazes & Labyrinths of World i. 9 ‘Maze’ suggests to me a multicursal design where confusion arises. 1988 W. B. Faris Labyrinths of Lang. iv. 86 The reader's progress through these labyrinths of language thus forms a multicursal pattern. 1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking ii. 217 Why not think of the network as being made up of more complex diagrams and directional veers: multi-cursal mazes, connect-the-dots, cross-currents, winding pathways, concentric circles, and pentagrams. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1922
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