| 单词 | to make or pay court to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make or pay (one's) court to a. Homage such as is offered at court; attention or courtship shown to one whose favour, affection, or interest is sought: in to make or pay (one's) court to [ < French faire la cour, faire sa cour à] = court v. 3, 4 (With quot. 1590, cf. accourt v.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > respectful attention observancec1425 court1590 courtship1597 attendancya1600 observancy1601 observation1605 courting1607 assiduity1641 observantness1727 peculiarity1747 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > pay respectful attention to observec1440 court1590 to make or pay (one's) court to1590 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)] flatter1340 to claw the back ofc1394 to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422 clawc1425 to claw by the sleeve1509 to claw by the backa1542 fawna1568 to make or pay (one's) court to1590 adulate1612 hug1622 sycophant1637 to make up to1701 to whip it in with1702 cultivate1706 incense1708 to wheedle in with1726 to grandfather up1747 slaver1794 toad1802 to play up to ——1809 nut1819 toady1827 bootlick1846 to suck up to1860 lickspittle1886 jolly1890 bum-suck1918 arse-lick1919 to cosy up to1937 brown-nose1948 ass-kiss1951 ass-lick1962 love-bomb1976 the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > pay amorous attention to [verb] to make or pay (one's) court to1716 attention1752 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > seek in marriage [verb (transitive)] > court or woo wooc1290 court1580 suitc1586 accourt1590 sue1596 pretend1652 suitor1672 to make or pay (one's) court to1716 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii.ix. sig. V3 Him the Prince with gentle court did bord. 1667 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) II. 24 I went to make court to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle, at their house in Clerkenwell. 1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe i. 8 Flatter me, make thy Court, and say, It did. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull in his Senses ii. iv. 17 All the Servants in the Family made high Court to her. 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 14 Sept. (1965) I. 267 At Supper..the Men have the permission of paying their Court. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. ii. 11 His court being rather made to her mamma than to herself. c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 126 I went every day at certain hours to pay my court to the king. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule iv. 55 Forgetting all the court that should have been paid to a pretty woman. 1875 M. Pattison I. Casaubon 29 Casaubon..had probably fallen in love with Estienne's MSS. collections, before he began to pay his court to the daughter. < as lemmas |
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