| 单词 | to bear a foot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bear a foot b. The refrain or chorus of a song. Also in to bear a foot: to sing a refrain or chorus. Obsolete (historical and rare in later use). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (intransitive)] > sing refrain to bear a foot1538 to bear a bob1606 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > a song > [noun] > refrain refraid?a1439 overword?a1513 refrain1530 foot1538 counterverse1570 faburden1580 burden1598 holding1598 chorus1601 foreburden1603 bob1606 ludden1607 down1611 nonnya1616 rame?c1625 tag1717 overcome?a1800 overturn1825 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Intercalaris uersus, a syngular verse, often repeted amonge other verses. Some doo call it, in englyshe balades and songes, the foote or refrette of a ditie. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Dittye synger, or he that beareth ye fote of the songs, præsentor [sic]. c1568 in F. J. Furnivall R. Laneham's Let. (1871) Pref. 127 Here entreth Moros..Synging the foote of many Songes, as fooles were wont. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 777 A souldior..sung a dolefull dittie..whereunto his fellows sighing bare a foot. 1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. v. ii. 322 In praise of him certaine jygges were made which the yong lads vsed to sing..the foot of them was this; A thousand, thousand, thousand, we..[etc.]. 1696 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. II. 338 In this was inserted this Song, the foot and burden whereof was, [How are the Mighty faln?] oft repeated. 1865 R. G. White Mem. Shakespeare 377 This brings to mind Shakespeare's fools and clowns, who are always singing the foot of many songs. 1910 A. G. Newcomer & A. E. Andrews Twelve Cent. Eng. Poetry & Prose 36/2 (heading) (Foot) Sing Cuckoo now, sing Cuckoo. < as lemmas |
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