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单词 bireme
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biremeadj.n.

Brit. /ˈbʌɪriːm/, U.S. /ˈbaɪˌrim/
Etymology: < Latin birēmis, adjective and noun, < bi- two, twice + rēmus oar.
A. adj.
Having two banks of oars.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [adjective] > with (spec. number of) banks of oars
bireme1600
quadrireme1600
trireme1699
well-benched1784
twi-banked1875
double-banked-
1600 P. Holland in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. vi. 1399 (note) The forme of a bireme gally.
B. n.
A galley having two banks of oars.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > vessels propelled by oars and sails > galley > with specific number of banks of oars
quinquereme1553
quadrireme1587
trireme1601
pentereme1656
biremea1680
unireme1699
octeresa1703
octoreme1799
triaconter1859
a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 118 Their byremes & tryremes being but pittiful boats.
1699 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iii. xiv. 135 Betwixt an Vnireme, and Bireme, consisting of a Bank, and an half.
1858 G. Rawlinson tr. Herodotus Hist. I. 290 note Biremes were probably a Phœnician invention.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

biremev.

Etymology: Middle English, < bi- , be- prefix + remen < Old English hrémen (in West Saxon hríeman, hrýman) to cry out.
Obsolete.
transitive. To call out at.
ΚΠ
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 29 Nu shalt [þu]..biremen him mið euel wordes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

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bireme
bireme v. Obsolete to cry out upon.
ΘΠ
the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > protest against [verb (transitive)]
biremec1200
to cry against ——1382
to cry outc1385
reclaimc1449
reclaim1566
to exclaim at, on, upon1583
to exclaim against1594
to cry on ——1609
disentreat1611
tax1614
deprecatea1643
to make a noise about1668
protest1887
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [verb (transitive)] > shout at
biremec1200
to shout at, on (a person)c1384
whoop1658
din1674
ding-dong1797
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 29 Nu shalt [þu]..biremen him mid euel wordes.
extracted from be-prefix
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adj.n.1600v.c1200
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