单词 | palaestral |
释义 | palaestraladj. Now rare. 1. Of or relating to the palaestra; involving wrestling or other athletic exercise; athletic, gymnastic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [adjective] palaestrala1425 palaestrialc1460 palaestrical1579 athletical1581 athletic1585 agonistical1643 agonistic1656 palaestric1658 athletary1660 palaestrian1828 pan-athletic1897 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [adjective] palaestrala1425 palaestrialc1460 palaestrical1579 palaestric1658 palaestrian1828 a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) v. 304 The feste and pleyes palestral [v.r. palestrial] At my vigile. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. 3260 (MED) What shuld I..dwelle..þe rytis for to telle..Nor of þe pleies called palestral [rhyme funeral] Nor þe wrastelyng þat was at þe wake? a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. Pref. 174 The lusty gammys, and plais palustrale. 1799 R. Polwhele Grecian Prospects ii. 37 These lovely isles, where fancy still inspires Songs of palestral palms or letter'd peace. 1826 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1009 In the ‘Cornish hug’, Mr. Polwhele perceived the Greek palæstral attitudes finely revived. 1885 E. C. Lefroy Echoes from Theocritus xxxi. 63 (title) A palæstral study. 1906 H. James Coll. Trav. Writings (1993) 600 I note my palaestral hour, therefore. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > dwelling of king or ruler > [adjective] pretoir1485 palaestral?a1513 palaestrialc1550 palatine1598 palatiate1632 palatial?1722 palaceda1789 impalaced1845 palatian1845 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 85 Imperiall wall, place palestrall Of peirles pulcritud. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1425 |
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