| 单词 | to make alto |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make (one's) alto A temporary stop on a march or journey; a halt. Frequently in to make (one's) alto. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey resting?a1425 arresta1500 bait1580 alto1591 halt1598 station1604 stop1650 stoppage1840 noon halt1843 stop-off1869 lay-over1873 stop-over1881 water stop1896 overnight1936 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 168 When the Armie makes Alta to rest. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 34 How to make their Alto or stand, and how to double their rankes. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 34 How to plant his pike in the ground, at any stand or Alto. 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. iii. §4. 171 To make stands (which some call Altoes or Hallts)..whereby the souldier may be refresht when he is weary with travell. 1644 J. Vernon Young Horse-man 36 The first Troop being passed over is to make alto, that is stand, leaving a Souldier on the Bridge. < as lemmas |
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