| 单词 | courtly love |
| 释义 | court /kört or kōrt/noun
ORIGIN: OFr cort (Fr cour), from LL cortis a courtyard, from L cors, cohors, cohortis an enclosure; related to Gr chortos an enclosed place, L hortus a garden (see yard2) courtˈier noun
courtˈierism noun The behaviour or practices of a courtier courtˈierlike adjective and adverb courtˈierly adverb courtˈing noun
courtˈlet noun A petty court courtˈlike adjective
courtˈliness noun courtˈling noun A hanger-on at court courtˈly adjective (courtˈlier; courtˈliest)
courtˈship noun
court-barˈon noun (historical) The assembly of freehold tenants of a manor under a lord court card see coat-card under coat1 court circular noun A daily report in certain newspapers of the appointments, activities, etc of the sovereign and/or other members of a royal family courtˈcraft noun The courtier's art, intrigue court cupboard noun (historical) A movable cupboard or sideboard on which plate was displayed courtˈ-day noun A day on which a judicial court sits court dress noun The special formal costume worn on state or ceremonious occasions courtˈ-dresser noun (obsolete) A flatterer court fool noun A fool or jester, formerly kept at court for amusement court guide noun (historical) A guide to, or a directory of, the names and residences of the nobility in a town court hand noun A modification of the Norman handwriting, as distinguished from the modern or Italian handwriting, in use in the English lawcourts from the 16c to the reign of George II courtˈhouse noun A building where the lawcourts are held courtˈ-leet noun (historical) A court of record held in a manor before the lord or his steward courtly love noun A conception and tradition of love, originating in late medieval European literature, in which the knight sublimates his love for his lady in submission, service and devotion court martial noun (pl courts martial or (informal) court marˈtials) A court held by officers of the army, navy or air force for the trial of offences against service laws (one improvised in time of war round an upturned drum for summary judgement was a drumhead court martial) court-marˈtial transitive verb (court-marˈtialling; court-marˈtialled) To try before a court martial court order noun A direction or command of a justiciary court court plaster noun Sticking-plaster made of silk, originally applied as patches on the face by ladies at court courtˈ-roll noun The record of land holdings, etc of a manorial court courtˈroom noun A room in a courthouse in which lawsuits and criminal cases are heard court shoe noun A low-cut ladies' shoe without straps or laces court sword noun A light sword worn as part of court dress court tennis noun The game of real tennis, distinguished from lawn tennis courtˈyard noun A court or enclosed ground attached to a building, usu a large house court holy water (obsolete)
Court of Appeal, Arches, Exchequer, etc see under appeal, arch1, exchequer, etc. court of first instance A lawcourt in which proceedings are first heard go (or take someone) to court To institute legal proceedings against someone hold court To preside over admiring followers, etc laugh someone out of court see under laugh out of court
pay court to To woo or flatter put (or rule) out of court
the ball's in your court see under ball1 |
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