单词 | to pinon, upon, or to one's sleeve |
释义 | > as lemmasto pin..on, upon, or to one's sleeve e. to pin..on, upon, or to one's sleeve: see pin v.1 4b. Hence †to pin one's sleeve upon (obsolete). Also, †to attach, assign, or attribute (something) to a person. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > acknowledge, avow, or confess [verb (intransitive)] > profess openly to pin one's sleeve upon1585 to pin‥on, upon, or to one's sleeve1585 (a) (b)c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) ii. 784 Proud meacocke, make the world no more believe Gentility is pind vpon thy sleeve.1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 30 What of other mens faults I have pinn'd upon his sleeve, let him shew.1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) ii. xxi. 157 It seems a kind of disparagement, to pin Vertue and Divine Grace upon the sleeves of them that are unwilling to receive it.1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. i. 10 How sharply are the Corinthians taken vp by the Apostle, for pinning themselues vpon mens sleeues, saying, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos? 1599 Life Sir T. More in C. Wordsworth Eccl. Biogr. (1853) II. 149 I never intended to pinne my soule to another mans sleeve. 1632 R. Sanderson 12 Serm. 295 We may not..build our faith upon them.., nor pin our belief upon their sleeves. 1684 N. S. tr. R. Simon Crit. Enq. Editions Bible 171 Yet am I not such a one as to pin my sleeve so passionately upon St. Jerome as every where to approve his Errors. 1712 M. Henry Popery in Wks. (1853) II. 342/1 They require men..to pin their faith upon the pope's sleeve. 1831 The Remembrancer 198 Men who pin their faith on the sleeve of their neighbour. 1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle i. 35 I pinned my faith to my father's sleeve, and believed as fully and as far as he did. < as lemmas |
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