| 单词 | to give gold-weight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give gold-weight a. to give gold-weight: (a) to show itself to be perfectly balanced; (b) to give the exact measure of something and no more, to be parsimonious or stingy. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1585 E. D. Prayse of Nothing sig. H.iv I doubt how the beam of iustice will stand vpright, & giue gold weight, what visor of well doing soeuer is put on to deceiue the world. 1638 W. Price Ianitor Animae ix. 118 He will give God but gold-weight; very hard measure. 1742 T. Spateman School-boy's Mask i. 7 You give Gold-weight, Sammy; can't you throw in a little more? < as lemmas |
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