单词 | schoenobatic |
释义 | schoenobaticadj. rare. Of, relating to, or resembling tightrope or slack-rope walking. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing funambulatorya1670 funambulousa1682 walking1730 rope-dancing1767 funambulic1833 schoenobatic1862 equilibristic1882 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 23 Aug. 160 Scænobatic or acrobatic feats. 1898 Westm. Rev. Nov. 532 It is hardly necessary to say that this schœnobatic mode of government has earned for itself the contempt and hatred of the nation. 1992 Classical Rev. 42 492 Richmond on himself v. Westendorp Boerma, a masterpiece of schoenobatic dexterity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1862 |
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