单词 | cale |
释义 | † calen.1 Obsolete. A kind of head-dress worn by women; a caul n.1 ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > close-fitting > caul caula1327 kella1400 cale1588 1588 Deloney in Roxburghe Ballads (1887) VI. 391 Her Ladies..in costly cales of gold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † calen.2 Obsolete. Π 1708 London Gaz. No. 4453/4 One black Gelding..with a very large Star tending to a Cale, a charge lately laid on his Left Eye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † calev. Obsolete. transitive. To lower (sails, yards, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > lower yard, mast, or sail strikea1300 cale1652 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 58 By the malignancie or over-mastering power of a cross winde, they should be forced to cale the hypocritical bunt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.11588n.21708v.1652 |
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