| 释义 |
tye
I. \ˈtī\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, casket, from Old English tēag, of unknown origin
1. obsolete : a small box (as for the storage of valuables)
2. Britain : a launder for washing ores
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Britain : to wash (ores) in a tye
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tēag, of unknown origin
1. obsolete : a piece of enclosed land
2. dialect England : a large pasture or common
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, tie — more at tie
: a chain or rope one end of which passes through the mast or through a block and is made fast to the center of a yard, the other end being attached to a tackle by means of which a yard is hoisted or lowered — see sail illustration |