basiliskn.

/ˈbazɪlɪsk/

/ˈbasɪlɪsk/

Forms: α. Middle English– basilisk; Middle English–1600s basiliske, 1500s ( basseliskie), 1500s–1600s basilisque, 1600s basilisck, basalisk, 1700s basilisc. β. (unchanged L.) Middle English–1600s basiliscus, 1500s ( basilicus). γ. (from French) Middle English basilique, basylyque, 1500s basylike. δ. (from Spanish) 1600s basilisco, basilisko. See also basilicock n.

Etymology: < Latin basiliscus, < Greek βασιλίσκος a kinglet, a kind of serpent, the golden-crested wren, diminutive of βασιλεύς king. The Latin form was occasionally used unchanged from 14th to 17th centuries; Caxton, in 15th cent., introduced forms after French basilique, now basilic; and in 17th cent., basilisco, -sko, after Spanish, occur.

1. A fabulous reptile, also called a cockatrice, alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. [So called, says Pliny, from a spot, resembling a crown, on its head; medieval authors furnished it with ‘a certain combe or coronet.’]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > mythical types of serpent (miscellaneous) > basilisk or cockatrice

basiliska1300

basilicock1340

cockatricea1382

α.

a1300 E.E. Psalter xci. 13 Oure aspide and basilisk saltou ga.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. xxviii. 285 Thei slen him anon with the beholdynge, as dothe the Basilisk.

1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. L O that it were the Basseliskies fell eye, To poyson thee.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 389 Make me not sighted like the Basilisque .

1657 Physical Dict. Basilisk..kills a man with its very sight (as some say) but by its breath infallibly: it's about a foot long, with a black and yellow skin, and fiery red eyes.

1712 A. Pope Messiah in Spectator No. 350 The smiling Infant in his Hand shall take The crested Basilisk and speckled Snake.

1847 Ld. Lindsay Sketches Hist. Christian Art I. Introd. 147 The abbot..cried, ‘Lord, either I must die, or this basilisk!’ And instantly the basilisk died.

β. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. Rolls Ser. 159 Basiliscus is kyng of serpentes þat wiþ smyl and siȝt sleeþ beestes.1536 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Convocation i. 45 To do hurt, more than either aspis or basiliscus.1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xxx. 6 The viper, and the flying basiliscus.γ. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxviii/2 He founde in his waye a grete serpente basylyque.1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 196/2 Basylike serpent, basilisque.δ. 1655 J. Jennings tr. J.-P. Camus Elise 57 He loses his countenance at the aspect of the Basilisco, whose sight kills him.

2. figurative. Often attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-will > person of ill-will > [noun]

foea1393

atterlingc1450

basilisk1477

ill-willerc1500

attercop1508

viper1591

ill-wisher1607

malevolent1609

malevolo1648

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [noun] > person or thing displaying

devilOE

hatelc1175

fiendc1220

hellhoundc1340

foea1393

atterlingc1450

basilisk1477

ill-willerc1500

attercop1508

malign1536

ettercapa1583

demon1591

viper1596

dragon1600

ill-wisher1607

malevolent1609

malevolo1648

α.

1549 J. Cheke Hurt of Sedicion sig. E5^v But what is a loyterer, a sucker of honie..a basiliske of the comune wealth.

1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 128 Satire..becomes a basilisk in the hands of a man..who only employs it to blast the reputation..of those who differ from him in opinion.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. vi. 56/1 That basilisk-glance of the Barouche-and-four.

γ. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 60 Certes madame youre eyen basilique haue hurte me vnto the deth.

3. transferred. A large cannon, generally made of brass, and throwing a shot of about 200 pounds weight. (Other pieces of ordnance of the time were named from venomous reptiles; e.g. culverin, serpentine, slang, etc. Cf. Shakespeare Henry V v. ii. 17.)

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > large or long pieces

serpentinec1450

culverin1515

headstick1516

slang1521

sling1547

basilisk1549

basilc1565

Roaring Meg1575

serpitanta1578

whole culverin1577

cannon1587

whole-cannon1589

cannon pedro1625

royal mortar1761

Long Tom1812

serpent1830

twelve-incher1909

Big Bertha1914

big boy1917

Lizzie1925

α.

1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xvi. 281 Basiliske [weigheth] 9000 pounds, eight inches and three quarters within the mouth.

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. sig. D2 The Basiliskes, That, roaring, shake Damascus turrets downe.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. vii. 408 Great Brazen Ordinance,..whereof foure Basiliskes were drawne (such was their weight) by so many hundred yokes of Oxen.

1861 E. A. Beaufort Egypt. Sepulchres II. xxiv. 328 Stone shot lying about, some of the latter thrown by basilisks.

β. 1549 King Edward VI in J. G. Nichols Literary Remains Edward VI (1858) 250 The pecis of new conquest, and 2 basilicus, 2 demy canons, etc.δ. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 70 A Basilisco. Height [= bore] in Inches, 5. Weight in Pounds, 4000. Shot, Pounds, 15¼. Powder, Pounds, 10.1644 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) II. 701 The Rebels Train of Artillery..amongst which was the great Basilisco of Dover.

4. Zoology. A small American lizard of the family Iguanidæ, having on the top of its head a hollow crest which can be inflated at will.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Iguanidae > member of (iguana) > miscellaneous or unspecified types of

lion-lizard1707

basilisk1813

roughhead1845

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab viii. 103 The green and golden basilisk.

1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §495 The Mitred Basilisk is an inhabitant of Guiana, Martinique, etc... It swims with great address by means of the lateral motions of its finny tail.

†5. Ornithology. Obsolete name of the Golden-crested Wren or Kinglet ( Regulus cristatus). (So in Greek.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Regulus > regulus regulus (goldcrest)

yellowbird1625

regulus1750

basilisk1753

marigold bird1772

nettle creeper1772

goldcrest1819

marigold finch1828

kinglet1835

woodcock pilot1871

thumb bird1885

tot-o'er-seas1885

herring spink1906

pope's eye1965

β.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Basiliscus.

†6. Astronomy. Obsolete name of the star Regulus, in Leo.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun] > dwarf > Regulus

basilisk1556

regulus1559

1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 266 The Basilyske or Kyngely starre.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Basilicus, or Cor Leonis, is a fix'd Star of the first Magnitude, in the Constellation Leo.

Compounds

basilisco-proof adj. proof against eyes, even those of a basilisk; unabashed, shameless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > shameless

shamelessc897

unshamefasta1100

unshamedc1384

unshamefulc1430

unshamousa1500

unshamefaceda1533

unshameless1555

blushless1566

brazen-faced1571

brazen1573

bashless1578

brassy1596

foreheaded16..

foreheadlessa1603

frontless1607

browless1615

basilisco-proof1649

inverecund1657

perfrict1660

brazen-broweda1682

barefaced1704

cool1723

unblushing1736

brassed1742

inerubescent1788

bald-faced1836

bronzed1841

brazen-fronted1842

brazed1884

1649 Lanc. Tracts Civ. War (1844) 236 Though your brows be Basilisco-proof, yet you could be content I should end this language.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	basilisk
释义	basiliskn. /ˈbazɪlɪsk//ˈbasɪlɪsk/ Forms: α. Middle English– basilisk; Middle English–1600s basiliske, 1500s ( basseliskie), 1500s–1600s basilisque, 1600s basilisck, basalisk, 1700s basilisc. β. (unchanged L.) Middle English–1600s basiliscus, 1500s ( basilicus). γ. (from French) Middle English basilique, basylyque, 1500s basylike. δ. (from Spanish) 1600s basilisco, basilisko. See also basilicock n. Etymology: < Latin basiliscus, < Greek βασιλίσκος a kinglet, a kind of serpent, the golden-crested wren, diminutive of βασιλεύς king. The Latin form was occasionally used unchanged from 14th to 17th centuries; Caxton, in 15th cent., introduced forms after French basilique, now basilic; and in 17th cent., basilisco, -sko, after Spanish, occur. 1. A fabulous reptile, also called a cockatrice, alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. [So called, says Pliny, from a spot, resembling a crown, on its head; medieval authors furnished it with ‘a certain combe or coronet.’] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > mythical types of serpent (miscellaneous) > basilisk or cockatrice basiliska1300 basilicock1340 cockatricea1382 α. a1300 E.E. Psalter xci. 13 Oure aspide and basilisk saltou ga. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. xxviii. 285 Thei slen him anon with the beholdynge, as dothe the Basilisk. 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. L O that it were the Basseliskies fell eye, To poyson thee. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 389 Make me not sighted like the Basilisque . View more context for this quotation 1657 Physical Dict. Basilisk..kills a man with its very sight (as some say) but by its breath infallibly: it's about a foot long, with a black and yellow skin, and fiery red eyes. 1712 A. Pope Messiah in Spectator No. 350 The smiling Infant in his Hand shall take The crested Basilisk and speckled Snake. 1847 Ld. Lindsay Sketches Hist. Christian Art I. Introd. 147 The abbot..cried, ‘Lord, either I must die, or this basilisk!’ And instantly the basilisk died. β. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. Rolls Ser. 159 Basiliscus is kyng of serpentes þat wiþ smyl and siȝt sleeþ beestes.1536 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Convocation i. 45 To do hurt, more than either aspis or basiliscus.1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xxx. 6 The viper, and the flying basiliscus.γ. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxviii/2 He founde in his waye a grete serpente basylyque.1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 196/2 Basylike serpent, basilisque.δ. 1655 J. Jennings tr. J.-P. Camus Elise 57 He loses his countenance at the aspect of the Basilisco, whose sight kills him. 2. figurative. Often attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-will > person of ill-will > [noun] foea1393 atterlingc1450 basilisk1477 ill-willerc1500 attercop1508 viper1591 ill-wisher1607 malevolent1609 malevolo1648 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [noun] > person or thing displaying devilOE hatelc1175 fiendc1220 hellhoundc1340 foea1393 atterlingc1450 basilisk1477 ill-willerc1500 attercop1508 malign1536 ettercapa1583 demon1591 viper1596 dragon1600 ill-wisher1607 malevolent1609 malevolo1648 α. 1549 J. Cheke Hurt of Sedicion sig. E5^v But what is a loyterer, a sucker of honie..a basiliske of the comune wealth. 1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 128 Satire..becomes a basilisk in the hands of a man..who only employs it to blast the reputation..of those who differ from him in opinion. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. vi. 56/1 That basilisk-glance of the Barouche-and-four. γ. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 60 Certes madame youre eyen basilique haue hurte me vnto the deth. 3. transferred. A large cannon, generally made of brass, and throwing a shot of about 200 pounds weight. (Other pieces of ordnance of the time were named from venomous reptiles; e.g. culverin, serpentine, slang, etc. Cf. Shakespeare Henry V v. ii. 17.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > large or long pieces serpentinec1450 culverin1515 headstick1516 slang1521 sling1547 basilisk1549 basilc1565 Roaring Meg1575 serpitanta1578 whole culverin1577 cannon1587 whole-cannon1589 cannon pedro1625 royal mortar1761 Long Tom1812 serpent1830 twelve-incher1909 Big Bertha1914 big boy1917 Lizzie1925 α. 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xvi. 281 Basiliske [weigheth] 9000 pounds, eight inches and three quarters within the mouth. 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. sig. D2 The Basiliskes, That, roaring, shake Damascus turrets downe. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. vii. 408 Great Brazen Ordinance,..whereof foure Basiliskes were drawne (such was their weight) by so many hundred yokes of Oxen. 1861 E. A. Beaufort Egypt. Sepulchres II. xxiv. 328 Stone shot lying about, some of the latter thrown by basilisks. β. 1549 King Edward VI in J. G. Nichols Literary Remains Edward VI (1858) 250 The pecis of new conquest, and 2 basilicus, 2 demy canons, etc.δ. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 70 A Basilisco. Height [= bore] in Inches, 5. Weight in Pounds, 4000. Shot, Pounds, 15¼. Powder, Pounds, 10.1644 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) II. 701 The Rebels Train of Artillery..amongst which was the great Basilisco of Dover. 4. Zoology. A small American lizard of the family Iguanidæ, having on the top of its head a hollow crest which can be inflated at will. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Iguanidae > member of (iguana) > miscellaneous or unspecified types of lion-lizard1707 basilisk1813 roughhead1845 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab viii. 103 The green and golden basilisk. 1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. I. §495 The Mitred Basilisk is an inhabitant of Guiana, Martinique, etc... It swims with great address by means of the lateral motions of its finny tail. †5. Ornithology. Obsolete name of the Golden-crested Wren or Kinglet ( Regulus cristatus). (So in Greek.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Regulus > regulus regulus (goldcrest) yellowbird1625 regulus1750 basilisk1753 marigold bird1772 nettle creeper1772 goldcrest1819 marigold finch1828 kinglet1835 woodcock pilot1871 thumb bird1885 tot-o'er-seas1885 herring spink1906 pope's eye1965 β. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Basiliscus. †6. Astronomy. Obsolete name of the star Regulus, in Leo. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun] > dwarf > Regulus basilisk1556 regulus1559 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 266 The Basilyske or Kyngely starre. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Basilicus, or Cor Leonis, is a fix'd Star of the first Magnitude, in the Constellation Leo. Compounds basilisco-proof adj. proof against eyes, even those of a basilisk; unabashed, shameless. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > shameless shamelessc897 unshamefasta1100 unshamedc1384 unshamefulc1430 unshamousa1500 unshamefaceda1533 unshameless1555 blushless1566 brazen-faced1571 brazen1573 bashless1578 brassy1596 foreheaded16.. foreheadlessa1603 frontless1607 browless1615 basilisco-proof1649 inverecund1657 perfrict1660 brazen-broweda1682 barefaced1704 cool1723 unblushing1736 brassed1742 inerubescent1788 bald-faced1836 bronzed1841 brazen-fronted1842 brazed1884 1649 Lanc. Tracts Civ. War (1844) 236 Though your brows be Basilisco-proof, yet you could be content I should end this language. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1300
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