单词 | of force |
释义 | > as lemmasof force ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > resistant to disease, etc. strongeOE stalworthc1175 starka1250 stiff1297 stalworthyc1300 vigorousc1330 stoura1350 lustyc1374 marrowya1382 sturdyc1386 crank1398 robust1490 vigorious1502 stalwart1508 hardy1548 robustious1548 of force1577 rustical1583 marrowed1612 rustic1620 robustic1652 solid1741 refractory1843 salted1864 resistant1876 saulteda1879 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 75 The Wyllowes must be holpen with often watringes, that the nature of the tree may be of force [L. ut natura ligni vigeat]. of (good) force b. In early use, the strength (of a fortress, defensive work, etc.). Subsequently, the fighting strength (of a ship), as measured by number of guns or men. †of (good) force: (well) armed or fortified. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > strength of fortification strengthc1480 force1577 impregnableness1610 impregnability1847 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective] stithc1000 strongOE fastenedOE warneda1300 strengtheda1382 unpregnable1387 embattledc1400 enbanedc1400 warrayable14.. impregnable1430 inexpugnable1490 strengthy1513 bulwarkeda1533 unexpugnable1533 fortified1538 well-fortified1538 unwinnablec1540 forced1548 forted1566 unbatterable1576 fencible?1579 unforcible1611 impregnate1632 untakable1652 of (good) force1697 casemated1740 well-girt1756 embattled1765 strongish1821 unbreachable1866 society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] weaponedc1000 armedc1300 well-armedc1300 well-weaponeda1325 armed to the teethc1380 well-steeledc1390 warlikec1420 anarm1426 boden1429 well-harnesseda1450 geared1488 well-geared1488 well-boden1496 warly1508 enarmedc1540 burled1616 undisarmed1649 of (good) force1697 tooled up1959 weaponized1973 society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adverb] in ferdc1330 in armsc1405 under arms1637 of (good) force1697 in their shoes1815 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. ix. f. 24/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I At this Poulruan is a tower of force. 1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 102 The estate and force of the sayde Shippes. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. vii. 7 The foundation, force, and situation of the citie of Alger. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 210 The wals neither faire nor of force. 1669 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 7 The Castle..hath but four Guns, and is of no force. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iii. 46 Sending from Holland Ships of good force. 1779 in L'pool Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 183 Several ships of force..are now on the coast. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Force..Also, the force of each ship stated agreeably to the old usage in the navy, according to the number of guns actually carried. of (great, etc.) force c. esp. Power to convince or persuade the reason or judgement; convincing or appealing power. Often in of (great, etc.) force; †formerly also of force simply. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > power to convince faitha1393 force1551 coercion1768 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Iiiij This [argument] that foloweth, is of as good force. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iii. i. 161 Those occasions, Vnckle, were of force . View more context for this quotation 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Matt. xvi. 28 Nor is Dr. H. his reason against it..of any force. 1729 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. (ed. 2) Pref. p. xiii The Force of this Conviction is felt by almost every one. 1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 31 You can never convey the Force and Fulness of his Ideas to another till you feel them yourself. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) II. 514 The argument of long enjoyment was of no force. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece VI. ii. l. 308 In both these two reasons there is force. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 23 They harangued..with some force on the great superiority of a regular army to a militia. of force c. esp. Power to convince or persuade the reason or judgement; convincing or appealing power. Often in of (great, etc.) force; †formerly also of force simply. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > power to convince faitha1393 force1551 coercion1768 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Iiiij This [argument] that foloweth, is of as good force. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iii. i. 161 Those occasions, Vnckle, were of force . View more context for this quotation 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Matt. xvi. 28 Nor is Dr. H. his reason against it..of any force. 1729 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. (ed. 2) Pref. p. xiii The Force of this Conviction is felt by almost every one. 1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 31 You can never convey the Force and Fulness of his Ideas to another till you feel them yourself. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) II. 514 The argument of long enjoyment was of no force. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece VI. ii. l. 308 In both these two reasons there is force. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 23 They harangued..with some force on the great superiority of a regular army to a militia. of force ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > according to the law [phrase] > of legal validity of force1451 1451 in R. Arnold Chron. (c1503) f. lxviijv/2 That alle Lettres patentis or grauntis by you..be voyde and of noo fors. 1611 Bible (King James) Heb. ix. 17 For a Testament is of force after men are dead. View more context for this quotation 1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants (1692) ii. v. 163 Whatsoever they shall decree, ought to be of Force. of force ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > able, capable, or competent [phrase] in powerc1325 of powerc1390 of force1597 to be in capacity1649 in estate1651 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 182 Lyons Turnep is of force to digest. 1613 J. Hayward Liues III. Normans 90 After his death, the inhabitants were of force to expell the strangers. 1632 R. Le Grys tr. Velleius Paterculus Romane Hist. Ep. Ded. sig. A 3v I did not beleeve there had beene any power..of force to make me [etc.]. 1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 95 Young Hares are neither of force nor capacity to use such subtleties. of (or on) force a. of (or on) force: of necessity, on compulsion, whether one will or no, unavoidably, necessarily, perforce. (Cf. perforce v., †afforce v.) Also, of fine force (see fine adj. 1a), of very force. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adverb] needeOE of (also for, on) needeOE needseOE needlingc1225 needs cost?a1300 needlingsc1300 needlya1350 of necessityc1390 needfullya1398 necessarily?a1400 needgatesa1400 needingsa1400 needwaysa1400 needslyc1425 perforcec1425 needilyc1475 needwayc1480 of (or on) force?1507 need-forcea1525 requisitely1565 of very force1587 necessitously1637 necessitively1647 par force1819 imperatively1833 necessitatedly1864 of perforce1897 c1400 Rom. Rose 1796 In wele and wo Of force togidre they must go. ?1507 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 97 On forse I man his nyxt pray be. 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 66 There laye he close in wayte within the cops, whereas Full well he wist that Guardastan of very force must passe. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ff1 Their inquiries must of force haue beene of a farre other kinde then they are. View more context for this quotation a1641 T. Heywood & W. Rowley Fortune by Land & Sea ii, in Wks. (1874) VI. 381 Since you must hire one on force, as good him as another. 1703 N. Rowe Ulysses iv. i. 1477 You must of Force delay it. < as lemmas |
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