单词 | bireme |
释义 | biremeadj.n. 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. 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). > as lemmasbireme 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. < adj.n.1600v.c1200 as lemmas |
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