| 单词 | to waterward |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto (the) waterward The area nearer to the water; the direction of the water. Chiefly in to (the) waterward: towards the water. Obsolete.Also in fra the waterward: from the direction in which the water lies. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > [adverb] > from the direction of the water fra the waterwarda1300 waterwardsc1400 a1300 (c1275) Physiologus (1991) 103 He..Walkeð to ðe water ward, wile ðanne drinken. 1417 in J. Raine Vol. Eng. Misc. N. Counties Eng. (1890) 13 That the water be ledde downe..fra the thrid poste of the house of Dame Alice Plumpton fra the waterward of Use [= Ouse], be a pype of lede closed wyth a loker. a1425 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Linc. Inn) (1952) l. 3660 Þreo þousand of þe gomes..To waterward [c1400 Laud To waterwardes] wiþ sweord egge. 1547 T. Carleton in J. Nicolson & R. Burn Hist. Westmorland & Cumberland (1777) I. vii. p. lii The town is diked on both sides, with a gate to the water-ward, and a gate in the over end to the fell-ward. 1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 71 Off-ward, is a terme used, when a ship is ashore, and heeles to the water-ward, from-wards the shore. < as lemmas |
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