单词 | poppism |
释义 | † poppismn. Obsolete. The act of making a smacking sound with the lips; (also) a sound similar to this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [noun] > sound of kiss or smacking of lips smick-smack?1550 smack1570 smacking1628 poppism1653 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxiii. 104 The prancing flourishes, and smacking popismes [Fr. popismes], for the better cherishing of the horse, commonly used in riding. 1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World viii. 215 The Included Air therein so Comprest will issue forth with a little Poppysm, which is a manifest signe of the Compression of Air. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Adoration The method of adoring lightening,..was poppisms, or gentle clappings of the hands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1653 |
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