单词 | deasil |
释义 | deasil[ dee-zuhl ] / ˈdi zəl / adverb Chiefly Scot.clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious. Compare withershins. Origin of deasilFirst recorded in 1765–75; from Scots Gaelic, Irish deiseal, Middle Irish dessel “toward the right, clockwise, following the sun (i.e., auspiciously),” equivalent to dess “right, south” + sel “turn, time”; see origin at dexter Words nearby deasildearly, dear me, dearterialization, dearth, deary, deasil, death, death adder, death and taxes, certain as, death angel, death anxiety Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for deasildeasil / (ˈdiːzəl, ˈdiːʃəl) Scot / adverbin the direction of the apparent course of the sun; clockwise nounmotion in this direction Compare withershins Word Origin for deasilC18: Scot Gaelic deiseil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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