| 单词 | to be gold-weight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be gold-weight b. to be gold-weight: to be very finely balanced; to be in perfect equilibrium. Also with other verbs, as to put gold-weight: to put in equilibrium, to balance. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1605 T. Hutton Reasons for Refusal 144 Mens sufficiencie to preach after what exact manner they take preaching, is like a naturall mixt compound bodie, whose temperature is not gould weight, as if a grane could not turne the scale of euery mans sufficiencie. 1683 R. Battell Vulgar Errors 91 If Nature alone could turn the Scale without being put gold-weight by Grace, it were true, but seeing it could not raise the Scale to this equipoize without the assistance of Grace, it is false. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables ccccxv. 391 The Bare Prejudice is sufficient to turn the Scale, where it was Gold-weight before. 1705 W. Grimston Lawyer's Fortune i. 5 The Balance is even betwixt them, and so it's just Gold weight. < as lemmas |
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