| 单词 | the old gentleman in black |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe old gentleman in black 2. euphemistic. The Devil. Occasionally more fully the old gentleman in black. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] devileOE Beelzebubc950 the foul ghosteOE SatanOE warlockOE SatanasOE worsea1200 unwinea1225 wondc1250 quedea1275 pucka1300 serpenta1300 dragon1340 shrew1362 Apollyon1382 the god of this worldc1384 Mahoundc1400 leviathan1412 worsta1425 old enemyc1449 Ruffin1567 dismal1570 Plotcocka1578 the Wicked One1582 goodman1603 Mahu1603 foul thief1609 somebody1609 legiona1616 Lord of Flies1622 walliman1629 shaitan1638 Old Nicka1643 Nick1647 unsel?1675 old gentleman1681 old boy1692 the gentleman in black1693 deuce1694 Black Spy1699 the vicious one1713 worricow1719 Old Roger1725 Lord of the Flies1727 Simmie1728 Old Scratch1734 Old Harry1777 Old Poker1784 Auld Hornie1786 old (auld), ill thief1789 old one1790 little-good1821 Tom Walker1833 bogy1840 diabolarch1845 Old Ned1859 iniquity1899 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar v. ii. 78 Ped. Gomez, give way to the old gentleman in black [the friar]. Gom. No! the t'other old Gentleman in black shall take me if I do; I will speak first! 1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions xv. 364 The Devil is not so Black as he is Painted..that you may form such Images of the old Gentleman [etc.]. 1810 A. Plumptre Resid. France I. xvii. 210 There is a certain old gentleman, whose name, we say in England, must not be pronounced in the hearing of polite ears. 1887 G. R. Sims Mary Jane's Mem. 57 How the old gentleman am I to earn my living? 1984 R. K. Gilmore Ozark Baptizings 68 Evidences of the ‘old gentleman's’ efforts to corrupt were seen..in the intemperate consumption of alcoholic beverages. < as lemmas |
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