“arbalestre”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

arbalestre

释义

† ˈarbalestre, -ter, -blaster Obs.
Forms: 3–5 alblastre, 5 awblaster, ablauster, arbalestre, -ter, arbelater, 5–7 arblaster, 6 alablaster, aublestere, arblestre, arbalaster.
[a. AFr. alblastre, albrastre, OF. arbalestre (also arbelestre, arblastre, arbastre):—L. arcuballistra, var. of arcuballista: see arbalest. In Fr. partly, in Eng. greatly, confused in form with prec.]
1. = arbalest.
1387Trevisa Higden Rolls Ser. I. 297 Þe men..vseþ balles and alblastres [L. arcubalistis].c1400Rom. Rose 4196 Of arblasters grete plente were.c1480Robt. Devyll 42 With arbelaters they shot many a quarrell.1485Caxton Chas. Gt. 104 A quarel out of an arbalestre.1548Hall Chron. 143 The shot of the Alablasters and Crosse-bowes.
2. The missile shot from the arbalest.
c1300K. Alis. 1211 With alblastres and with stones They slowe men.c1400Destr. Troy xiv. 5707 Of arowes & awblasters þe aire wex thicke.1494Fabyan vii. ccxxxv. 271 Many an arblaster & stone was shot & caste.

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