war-proofn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːpruːf/, U.S.

/ˈwɔrˌpruf/

A. n.

Valour tried in war.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > valour > warlike valour > [noun] > warlike excellence

worshipOE

chivalry1297

vassalage1303

bountyc1330

valuea1393

well-doingc1475

war-proofa1616

nine-worthiness1663

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iii. i. 18 On, on, you Noblish English, Whose blood is fet from Fathers of Warre-proofe .

B. adj.

Able to resist a hostile attack.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > [adjective] > proof against attack

war-proof1777

storm-proof1886

1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Supplicants in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 81 A surer refuge Than tow'r or shield war-proof an altar gives.

a1821 J. Keats Otho iii. ii, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 155 Your knights, found war-proof in the bloody field, Speed to the game.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	war-proof
释义	war-proofn.adj. Brit. /ˈwɔːpruːf/, U.S. /ˈwɔrˌpruf/ A. n. Valour tried in war. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > valour > warlike valour > [noun] > warlike excellence worshipOE chivalry1297 vassalage1303 bountyc1330 valuea1393 well-doingc1475 war-proofa1616 nine-worthiness1663 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iii. i. 18 On, on, you Noblish English, Whose blood is fet from Fathers of Warre-proofe . View more context for this quotation B. adj. Able to resist a hostile attack. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [adjective] > proof against attack war-proof1777 storm-proof1886 1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Supplicants in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 81 A surer refuge Than tow'r or shield war-proof an altar gives. a1821 J. Keats Otho iii. ii, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 155 Your knights, found war-proof in the bloody field, Speed to the game. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.a1616
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