单词 | prestigy |
释义 | † prestigyn. Obsolete. rare. = prestige n. 1.In quot. 1652 apparently used as a proper name. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [noun] > an instance of, illusion wielOE illusionc1374 phantoma1375 delusion1552 allusion1595 blandation1612 prestigy1615 mirage1813 1615 T. Worthington Whyte dyed Black vi. 68 I will relate what prestigies or steightes [read sleightes] those of Simons were, seeing indeed they were not true, yet semed to be in the sight of men. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 250 They committed it to nurse to a prodigious Hagge that hight Praestigie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1615 |
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