spear-pointn.

Etymology: < spear n.¹

1. The point of a spear.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > head or point

spear-headc1400

spitc1450

spear-pointa1500

endc1540

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xvii. 275 The cristin hem receyved at spere poynte.

1584 in J. Harland House & Farm Accts. Shuttleworths (1856) I. 13 Payed for makinge a spair poynt, vj^d.

1597 Cal. Border Pap. II. 464 Langriges..did openlie baffell and reprove the said lord Harrise of treason, by bearing his glove upon a speare point.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Crambe A fruit of the shape of a spear point.

1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad ix. 78 Like melted gold the brazen spear-points blaze.

1829 W. Scott Guy Mannering (new ed.) II. xviii. 232 A staff in her hand, headed with a sort of spear-point.

1856 C. Kingsley Heroes iv. ii Then they hurled their lances at his shield, but the spear-points turned like lead.

attributive.1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 6490 Table knives and forks, spear point, palette, and butchers' knives.1930 E. Blunden Poems 55 Like stars in frost as spear~point-bright.

2. transferred. Something resembling the point of a spear. Also figurative.

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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun] > pointed object or part

goadeOE

pikeOE

point1390

broad arrowhead1545

spire1551

pick1614–15

stob1637

icicle1644

arrow point1655

spike1718

jagger1825

spear-point1861

spear-head1894

1861 L. L. Noble After Icebergs 169 Where the ice shoots up into thin spear-points.

1902 Daily Chron. 1 Apr. 2/1 The ruddy spearpoints of the beech buds..swelling with new life.

1937 R. Warner in C. Day Lewis Mind in Chains 37 Let us utilise this weight without blunting the spearpoint of our advances.

1963 Times 15 Jan. 8/4 The spearpoint of aggression has been blunted in Vietnam.

3. A species of moth (see quot. 1832).

ΚΠ

1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 79 The Spear Point (Acronycta cuspis)... Rare. Kent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	spear-point
释义	spear-pointn. Etymology: < spear n.¹ 1. The point of a spear. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > head or point spear-headc1400 spitc1450 spear-pointa1500 endc1540 a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xvii. 275 The cristin hem receyved at spere poynte. 1584 in J. Harland House & Farm Accts. Shuttleworths (1856) I. 13 Payed for makinge a spair poynt, vj^d. 1597 Cal. Border Pap. II. 464 Langriges..did openlie baffell and reprove the said lord Harrise of treason, by bearing his glove upon a speare point. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Crambe A fruit of the shape of a spear point. 1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad ix. 78 Like melted gold the brazen spear-points blaze. 1829 W. Scott Guy Mannering (new ed.) II. xviii. 232 A staff in her hand, headed with a sort of spear-point. 1856 C. Kingsley Heroes iv. ii Then they hurled their lances at his shield, but the spear-points turned like lead. attributive.1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 6490 Table knives and forks, spear point, palette, and butchers' knives.1930 E. Blunden Poems 55 Like stars in frost as spear~point-bright. 2. transferred. Something resembling the point of a spear. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun] > pointed object or part goadeOE pikeOE point1390 broad arrowhead1545 spire1551 pick1614–15 stob1637 icicle1644 arrow point1655 spike1718 jagger1825 spear-point1861 spear-head1894 1861 L. L. Noble After Icebergs 169 Where the ice shoots up into thin spear-points. 1902 Daily Chron. 1 Apr. 2/1 The ruddy spearpoints of the beech buds..swelling with new life. 1937 R. Warner in C. Day Lewis Mind in Chains 37 Let us utilise this weight without blunting the spearpoint of our advances. 1963 Times 15 Jan. 8/4 The spearpoint of aggression has been blunted in Vietnam. 3. A species of moth (see quot. 1832). ΚΠ 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 79 The Spear Point (Acronycta cuspis)... Rare. Kent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.a1500
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