| 单词 | white mark |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite mark white mark n. Archery (chiefly figurative, now rare) = sense B. 13b(a). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > goal or target markc1275 lodestarc1374 aimc1400 mete1402 pricka1450 butta1522 level1525 white marka1533 goal1540 Jack-a-Lent1553 blankc1557 scope1562 period1590 upshot1591 bird1592 golden goal1597 nick1602 quarry1615 North Star1639 huba1657 fair game1690 endgame1938 target1942 cockshot1995 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) f. 160v Thou were set as a whyte marke [Sp. te pusiste por blanco]. 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos Pref. 1 Thou blessed Ile, white Marke for Envies aime. 1697 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens II. 371 It is well worth our looking into this Mystery, and making our aim at this White Mark: that will bring to us so considerable a Prize. 1756 Answer to Pamphl. 3rd Let. People of Eng. 37 A choice Quintain, in whose White Mark he wantonly may lodge the sharpest Arrows of his envenomed Malice. 1969 J. Lane Young & Lonely King 81 He..had been present when Charles split the peg which affixed the white mark to the centre of the target, a superb feat of archery. < as lemmas |
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