单词 | steerage of his wings |
释义 | > as lemmassteerage of his wings c. steerage of his wings: Dryden's rendering of Latin remigium alarum, meaning wings viewed as instruments of rowing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > wing > steerage of wings steerage of his wings1697 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis vi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 363 Dedalus..here alighting, built this costly Frame. Inscrib'd to Phœbus, here he hung on high The steerage of his Wings. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Ceyx & Alcyone 351. 1870 J. Ingelow Four Sonnets iv When..Down the steep slope of a long sunbeam brought, He[i.e. the eagle] stirs the wheat with the steerage of his wings. < as lemmas |
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