英语词汇“of the first head”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) of the first head.

(i) Hunting. Of a male deer: that has reached the age, typically five years, when the antlers are first developed. Cf. sense 6, buck n.¹ 1b. Now rare.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [adjective] > having antlers > at certain age

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c1425 Twiti Venery (Vesp. B.xii) 151 The vj yere a hert at the fyrst hed..alleway we calle of the fyrst hed tyl that he be of x of the lasse.

1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. eiiij^v Robucke of the first hede he is at the iiij. yere.

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxxix. 236 A Bucke is called the first yeare a Fawne,..the fifth a Bucke of the first head, and the sixth a Bucke.

1678 E. Howard Man of Newmarket i. 9 Such wilde ones..who burst out like Bucks of the first head.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 128 The buck is..called..the fifth [year], a buck of the first head.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. v. 125 But here is my lord, just upon us like a stag of the first head.

1854 W. H. Ainsworth Flitch of Bacon iv. iii. 231 Wherever a place can be found for it, hangs the antlered skull of a great stag of the first head.

1921 E. Step Animal Life Brit. Isles 132 The fifth year shows further advance along the same lines, and the animal becomes known as a buck of the first head.

(ii) figurative. Of a person (usually a man): (a) recently ennobled or raised in rank, parvenu; (b) that has only recently come to adulthood; esp. displaying the vigour, high spirits, immaturity, etc., considered typical of that age (esp. in buck of the first head; cf. buck n.¹ 2b); (c) unsurpassed, out-and-out; = of the first water at water n. Phrases 1e. Now chiefly in historical contexts.

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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > ennobled [phrase] > newly ennobled

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1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xix A fox furred Jentelman: of the fyrst yere or hede.

?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth Prol. f. v Gentylmen of y^e first heed which were wont to preuent auncyent noblemen & ascende vnto vertu, & nobles, by vertuous maners.

1583 Sir T. Smith's De Republica Anglorum xx. 28 Such men are called sometime in scorne gentlemen of the first head.

a1627 H. Shirley Martyr'd Souldier (1638) v. sig. H3 The young fellowes..will runne into the parke of Matrimony at sixteene: are Bucks of the first head at eighteene.

a1631 J. Downe Amulet 16 in Certaine Treat. (1633) Precedencie is any mans rather then the Ministers: euery Mammonist, euery younger brother, euery vpstart of the first head must haue the place from vs.

a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady ii. iii. 23 in Wks. (1640) III A Lady O' the first head I'ld have her.

1663 F. B. Vercingetorixa 3 [She] was to England come to wed A City-Chick of the first Head.

1771 Town & Country Mag. Mar. 150/2 Samon, notwithstanding his gown, threw off all reserve, and was a buck of the first head in the Garden.

1785 Town & Country Mag. Feb. 96/1 Alexander Allcant is a hypocrite of the first head, as you will soon perceive.

1835 London Lit. Gaz. 14 Mar. 164/3 He is a bibliomaniac and pedant of the first head.

1852 Southern Lit. Messenger Dec. 753/1 Tom Edmundson was a buck of the first head—gay, witty, dashing, vain, proud, handsome and volatile.

1895 All Year Round 16 Feb. 159/1 He..speedily gained admittance to many of the fashionable clubs... Nobody could deny that he was a buck of the first head.

1954 G. Heyer Toll-gate xv. 236 He's a Bartholomew baby, and thinks himself a buck of the first head.

1981 D. Chester French Slippers i. 25 Anyone with the least discernment could see at a glance that Lord du Vallon is to be trusted. A gentleman of the first head, obviously.

2012 S. Busbee Desire becomes Her v. 97 The Crown was far too respectable and staid to appeal to two gentlemen who considered themselves bucks of the first head.

单词	of the first head
释义	> as lemmas of the first head (b) of the first head. (i) Hunting. Of a male deer: that has reached the age, typically five years, when the antlers are first developed. Cf. sense 6, buck n.¹ 1b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [adjective] > having antlers > at certain age of the first headc1425 beamed1575 c1425 Twiti Venery (Vesp. B.xii) 151 The vj yere a hert at the fyrst hed..alleway we calle of the fyrst hed tyl that he be of x of the lasse. 1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. eiiij^v Robucke of the first hede he is at the iiij. yere. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxxix. 236 A Bucke is called the first yeare a Fawne,..the fifth a Bucke of the first head, and the sixth a Bucke. 1678 E. Howard Man of Newmarket i. 9 Such wilde ones..who burst out like Bucks of the first head. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 128 The buck is..called..the fifth [year], a buck of the first head. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. v. 125 But here is my lord, just upon us like a stag of the first head. 1854 W. H. Ainsworth Flitch of Bacon iv. iii. 231 Wherever a place can be found for it, hangs the antlered skull of a great stag of the first head. 1921 E. Step Animal Life Brit. Isles 132 The fifth year shows further advance along the same lines, and the animal becomes known as a buck of the first head. (ii) figurative. Of a person (usually a man): (a) recently ennobled or raised in rank, parvenu; (b) that has only recently come to adulthood; esp. displaying the vigour, high spirits, immaturity, etc., considered typical of that age (esp. in buck of the first head; cf. buck n.¹ 2b); (c) unsurpassed, out-and-out; = of the first water at water n. Phrases 1e. Now chiefly in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > ennobled [phrase] > newly ennobled of the first head1509 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xix A fox furred Jentelman: of the fyrst yere or hede. ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth Prol. f. v Gentylmen of y^e first heed which were wont to preuent auncyent noblemen & ascende vnto vertu, & nobles, by vertuous maners. 1583 Sir T. Smith's De Republica Anglorum xx. 28 Such men are called sometime in scorne gentlemen of the first head. a1627 H. Shirley Martyr'd Souldier (1638) v. sig. H3 The young fellowes..will runne into the parke of Matrimony at sixteene: are Bucks of the first head at eighteene. a1631 J. Downe Amulet 16 in Certaine Treat. (1633) Precedencie is any mans rather then the Ministers: euery Mammonist, euery younger brother, euery vpstart of the first head must haue the place from vs. a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady ii. iii. 23 in Wks. (1640) III A Lady O' the first head I'ld have her. 1663 F. B. Vercingetorixa 3 [She] was to England come to wed A City-Chick of the first Head. 1771 Town & Country Mag. Mar. 150/2 Samon, notwithstanding his gown, threw off all reserve, and was a buck of the first head in the Garden. 1785 Town & Country Mag. Feb. 96/1 Alexander Allcant is a hypocrite of the first head, as you will soon perceive. 1835 London Lit. Gaz. 14 Mar. 164/3 He is a bibliomaniac and pedant of the first head. 1852 Southern Lit. Messenger Dec. 753/1 Tom Edmundson was a buck of the first head—gay, witty, dashing, vain, proud, handsome and volatile. 1895 All Year Round 16 Feb. 159/1 He..speedily gained admittance to many of the fashionable clubs... Nobody could deny that he was a buck of the first head. 1954 G. Heyer Toll-gate xv. 236 He's a Bartholomew baby, and thinks himself a buck of the first head. 1981 D. Chester French Slippers i. 25 Anyone with the least discernment could see at a glance that Lord du Vallon is to be trusted. A gentleman of the first head, obviously. 2012 S. Busbee Desire becomes Her v. 97 The Crown was far too respectable and staid to appeal to two gentlemen who considered themselves bucks of the first head. extracted from headn.¹ < as lemmas
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