| 单词 | after a steeple wise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasafter a steeple wise After the manner of a steeple; in a conical or pyramidal form. Also, †after a steeple wise. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adverb] > at the top steeplewise1545 spirewise1610 1545 T. Raynald in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. ix. 17 [Veins] enlargynge them selfe lytell and lytyll stepel wyse not fully rounde but flattyshe before and behynde. 1545 T. Elyot Bibliotheca (new ed.) Pyramidatus,..made steeple wise brode beneth, and small and sharpe vpward. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum iii. xvii. 18 Not onelie the lykenesse of the thinge seene commeth to the sight after a steeple wise [Trevisa shelde wise], but also [etc.]. 1637 T. Heywood Dial. ii. 26 His crowne Picked, made steeple-wise. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Chester 192 He erected a seemly waterwork built steeplewise at the Bridgegate. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Pears When they serve them up, they range them handsomly upon a Dish Roseways, and mount them one upon another Steeple~wise. < as lemmas |
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