单词 | shadower |
释义 | shadowern. 1. a. One who or something which shadows, adumbrates, or portrays. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [noun] > one who or that which makes representations mirrora1382 likener1440 shadower1600 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique Ep. Ded. sig. A4 Those..liuely shadowers and setters forth of natures workes. 1618 Owles Almanacke 56 You Beauty-shadowers, that robbe the raine-bow of her colours.] 1822 T. L. Beddoes Brides' Trag. ii. ii. 32 His words are feeble shadowers Of such pure beauty. b. One who portrays shadow: tr. Greek σκιαγράϕος. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > light and shade > [noun] > shade > delineation of > one who shadower1842 skiagrapher1847 1842 R. N. Wornum in W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. 691/1 at Painting Apollodorus..was surnamed the shadower. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence hornc825 shieldc1200 warranta1272 bergha1325 armour1340 hedge1340 defencec1350 bucklerc1380 protectiona1382 safety1399 targea1400 suretyc1405 wall1412 pavise?a1439 fencec1440 safeguard?c1500 pale?a1525 waretack1542 muniment1546 shrouda1561 bulwark1577 countermure1581 ward1582 prevention1584 armourya1586 fortificationa1586 securitya1586 penthouse1589 palladium1600 guard1609 subtectacle1609 tutament1609 umbrella1609 bastion1615 screena1616 amulet1621 alexikakon1635 breastwork1643 security1643 protectionary1653 sepiment1660 back1680 shadower1691 aegis1760 inoculation1761 buoya1770 propugnaculum1773 panoply1789 armament1793 fascine1793 protective1827 beaver1838 face shield1842 vaccine1861 zariba1885 wolf-platform1906 firebreak1959 1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 162 (Tho' not in the holy Book, yet) in the adjunct, shadower or cover. 3. One who follows another in order to keep watch upon his actions, a spy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > following > person engaged in shadow1859 shadower1889 tail1914 tag1966 1889 Daily News 12 Oct. 2/1 This seems to have taken the shadowers a little aback. There was a delay in getting out the police cars. 1893 F. F. Moore I forbid Banns (1899) 186 Lupus has several shadowers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600 |
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