The wheel which Fortune is fabled to turn, an emblem of mutability. (See also 5) So wheel of Providence (rare).
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释义 | the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > wheel of fortune (6) wheelc888 The wheel which Fortune is fabled to turn, an emblem of mutability. (See also 5) So wheel of Providence (rare). stagea1300 A degree or step in the ‘ladder’ of virtue, honour, etc.; a ‘step’ on Fortune's wheel. Obsolete. spoke1412 In figurative contexts, esp. in reference to the wheel of Fortune. rooc1440 A wheel (in quot. 1440: the wheel of Fortune). wheel of custronsc1450 the wheel of Fortune; chance, fate. Subcategories:— one who works at or turns (1) |
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