单词 | supprising |
释义 | † supprisingn. Obsolete. The action of supprise v.; esp. unexpected attack by a military force. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > sudden or surprise attack supprise1412 surprise1457 supprising1487 alarm1548 larum1549 canvasado1581 descent1587 surprisal1591 flaw1596 canvass1611 insult1710 swoop1824 flap1916 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise > surprise attack supprise1412 supprising1487 surprisement1613 surprise1617 surprise attack1900 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vii. 551 The kyng, That had no dreid of supprising, Ȝeid vnarmyt, mery and blith. 1521 in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 88 ThEmperour, not being yet assuredly certified, neither of the supprising of Fountraby, ne how his subgiettes of Spayne acceptith the same, [etc.]. a1525 Contempl. Synnaris l. 623 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 209 To strenth þar paciens..Quhen but þair falt þai suffer supprising. 1595 H. Roberts (title) Lancaster, his allarums, honorable assaultes, and supprising of the block-houses and store-houses belonging to Fernand Bucke in Brasil. 1628 W. Struther Christian Observ. & Resol. lvi. 144 If we cannot escape Sathans supprysings, we should turne them against himselfe. 1749 J. Ames Typogr. Antiq. 560 Notwithstanding the supprising of the printer, he maketh it known unto the world, that he feareth neither proud priest, antichristian pope, tyranous prelate, not Godless cater-cap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1487 |
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