| 单词 | to feed the ear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto feed the ear c. in phrases, to feed one's eyes, to feed one's sight. Also, of the tongue, to feed the ear. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > stare or gaze stareOE gawc1175 darea1225 porec1300 muse1340 glowc1374 gogglec1380 gazec1386 glore?a1400 glopc1400 govec1480 glower?a1513 gowk1513 daze1523 amuse1532 glew1587 to feed one's eyes1590 to seek, buy, or sow gape-seed1598 to shoot one's eyes1602 glazea1616 stargaze1639 gaum1691 to stare like a stuck pig1702 ygaze1737 gawk1785 to feed one's sight1813 gloze1853 glow1856 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vii. sig. Sv In his lap a masse of coyne he told, And turned vpside downe, to feede his eye..With his huge threasury. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 224 The Alterations of Scenes..feed and relieue the Eye. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 159 I found few [monuments] to feed my eyes upon. 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 26 He fed his eyes by being a spectator of those wickednesses. 1740 J. Wesley & C. Wesley Hymns & Sacred Poems ii. 173 His Tongue the Ear with Musick feeds. 1813 W. Scott Bridal of Triermain iii. xix. 158 The venturous Knight With these high marvels fed his sight. < as lemmas |
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