单词 | pierce-eye |
释义 | † pierce-eyen. Obsolete. rare. A piercing eye; a sharp, keen, or fierce glance.In quots. 15931 perhaps with punning allusion to the male forename Percy. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > fiery glance sparkle1590 pierce-eye1593 fire-flaught1803 1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 30 That sainctes deuine are knowne sainctes by their mercy, And sainctlike bewtie should not rage with pearse eye. 1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 31 Ah pearse-eye pearsing eye, and blazing light. a1618 J. Sylvester Sonnets upon Miraculous Peace in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Divine Weekes & Workes (1621) 597 O execrable vizard, canst thou hide thee From th'All-pierce Eye? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1593 |
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