| 单词 | white moors |
| 释义 | > as lemmasWhite Moors White Moors n. derogatory (now historical) (a nickname for) the Genoese. [After Italian Mori bianchi, plural noun (a1617: see quot. 1617); compare Spanish moros blancos, plural noun (1599 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Italians > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Italy > other Italian towns Genowayc1400 Neapolitanc1425 Venetian1432 milliner1449 Milanese1484 Genevois1521 Genoeses1553 Pisan1559 Ferrarese1573 Florentine1591 Paduana1592 Amalfitan1600 Bergamask1602 Genovese1603 Genoan1608 Salernitan1608 Patavine1611 Vicentine1611 White Moors1617 Perugian1620 Genoesian1624 Lucchese1660 Veronese1673 Modenese1711 Pavian1712 Sienese1756 Patavinian1771 Livornese1789 Bolognese1818 Torinese1864 Assisian1870 Triestine1905 Luccan1911 Padovan1953 Cassinese1957 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. ii. iii. 168 It is prouerbially said of this City; Montagne senza legni, Mar' senza pesci, huomini senza fede, donne senza vergogna, Mori bianchi, Genoa superba: That is, Mountaines without wood, Sea without fish, Men without faith, Weomen without shame, white Moores, Genoa the proud. 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell viii. 102 As it is proverbially said, there are in Genoa, Mountaines without wood, Sea without fish, Women without shame, and Men without conscience, which makes them to be termed the white Moores. 1708 tr. M. Alemán Life Guzman d’Alfarache I. iii. v. 405 The Genoeses are reputed to be the most Cruel and most Covetous. This, some will tell you, is the Reason they have had the Name of White Moors given them. 1996 C. P. Kindleberger World Econ. Primacy v. 80 A host of factors contributing to Spanish economic decline in the period 1580 to 1620 has already been mentioned: inability to compete at sea; warrior temperament;..strong hatreds not only of the Jews and Moors but also of the Genoese, referred to as ‘White Moors’ [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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