单词 | accinct |
释义 | † accinctadj. Obsolete. rare. Of a person: prepared or equipped for action; ready. Cf. girded adj. ΚΠ 1661 T. Wilson et al. Compl. Christian Dict. (ed. 7) 633/2 As they write of Caesar, he never laid by his sword, and as the Heathen painted their Pallas, alwayes in her Arms, so should the servants of Christ be alwayes accinct, and appointed. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (at cited word) Accinct, girded, prepared, ready. 1881 S. A. Brooke Spirit of Christian Life xvii. 226 He has laid aside all the garments that encumber him; and stands alert and accinct for his course. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1661 |
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