单词 | tenalia |
释义 | tenalian. Obsolete. rare. 1. With plural agreement. Pincers, forceps: = tenaille n. 1.In quot. 1603 for tearing the flesh. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > tongs or pincers tongsc725 tongsc890 pinsons1356 turkis1390 pincersa1400 twitches?a1425 pinching iron1519 pincette?1533 spinsers1539 pincher1573 twitcher1573 tenailles1597 quitch1600 tenalia1603 forceps1634 vellicle1676 snapdragon1833 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 1119 Some they roasted, and some they put vnto the Tenalia. 2. Fortification. = tenaille n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > outwork > angle re-entering between bastions tenaille1589 tenalia1649 1649 O. Cromwell Let. 16 Sept. in Writings & Speeches (1939) (modernized text) II. 125 Captain Brandly did with forty or fifty of his men very gallantly storm the tenalia; for which he deserves the thanks of the State. 1649 O. Cromwell Let. 17 Sept. in Writings & Speeches (1939) (modernized text) II. 126 There was a tenalia to flanker the south wall of the town, between Duleek Gate and the corner tower. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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