muletan.

Brit.

/muːˈleɪtə/,

/muːˈlɛtə/, U.S.

/muˈleɪdə/,

/muˈlɛdə/

Forms: 1700s moleta, 1800s– muleta.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish muleta.

Etymology: < Spanish muleta (early 17th cent. in this sense; 1438 in sense ‘female mule’, 1482 in sense ‘crutch, walking stick’) < mulo (see mule n.¹) + -eta , diminutive suffix (compare -et suffix¹). O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the pronunciation as (mŭlēⁱ·tă) /məˈleɪtə/.

Bullfighting.

A red cloth attached to a stick, used by a matador during the faena.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > equipment

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1791 J. Townsend Journey Spain I. 345 They present the moleta, or little scarlet banner, always carried in their left hand... When he [sc. the bull] turns quick upon them, they..let fall their moleta.

1835 New-Eng. Mag. Oct. 259 The matador..prepares to give him his last blow... The right hand, holding a sword, is raised to the height of his head; the left, extended, holds the muleta.

1873 J. W. Revere Keel & Saddle 111 Taking his stand firmly, he slowly unfolded the scarlet muleta.

1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon 304 The muleta is used to defend the man; to tire the bull and regulate the position of his head and feet.

1971 Guardian 20 July 8/6 Rita Hayworth..flaunting her red hair like a muleta.

1990 T. Christensen tr. C. Fuentes Prisoner of Las Lomas in Constancia & Other Stories 250 Sparky..ran to give him the discolored red muleta..as if urging him, end it, Figura, do what you have to do, but kill this first bull.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muleta
释义	muletan. Brit. /muːˈleɪtə/, /muːˈlɛtə/, U.S. /muˈleɪdə/, /muˈlɛdə/ Forms: 1700s moleta, 1800s– muleta. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish muleta. Etymology: < Spanish muleta (early 17th cent. in this sense; 1438 in sense ‘female mule’, 1482 in sense ‘crutch, walking stick’) < mulo (see mule n.¹) + -eta , diminutive suffix (compare -et suffix¹). O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the pronunciation as (mŭlēⁱ·tă) /məˈleɪtə/. Bullfighting. A red cloth attached to a stick, used by a matador during the faena. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > equipment rejon1692 muleta1791 banderilla1797 media luna1838 puntilla1838 pic1926 vara1932 1791 J. Townsend Journey Spain I. 345 They present the moleta, or little scarlet banner, always carried in their left hand... When he [sc. the bull] turns quick upon them, they..let fall their moleta. 1835 New-Eng. Mag. Oct. 259 The matador..prepares to give him his last blow... The right hand, holding a sword, is raised to the height of his head; the left, extended, holds the muleta. 1873 J. W. Revere Keel & Saddle 111 Taking his stand firmly, he slowly unfolded the scarlet muleta. 1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon 304 The muleta is used to defend the man; to tire the bull and regulate the position of his head and feet. 1971 Guardian 20 July 8/6 Rita Hayworth..flaunting her red hair like a muleta. 1990 T. Christensen tr. C. Fuentes Prisoner of Las Lomas in Constancia & Other Stories 250 Sparky..ran to give him the discolored red muleta..as if urging him, end it, Figura, do what you have to do, but kill this first bull. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1791
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