单词 |
boute-selle |
释义 |
† ˈboute-selle Obs. rare. [a. F. boute-selle, f. bouter to put + selle saddle.] A trumpet-call, warning knights or cavalry to put on the saddle; = Boot and saddle: see boot n.3 1 b.
1628tr. Mathieu's Powerf. Favorite 136 At Executions, the Trumpets sounded the battaile, as the alarme, or the bouteselle [misprinted bonteselle], to go to death. 1649G. Daniel Trinarch. Hen. V, cli, The Towne-pent Rutters..attend to Bot et Selle. a1658Cleveland Gen. Poems (1677) 8 The sprightly Chanticlere..Sounds Boutesel [v.r. Boot-esel] to Cupid's Knight. |

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