“bycorne”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

bycorne

释义

† bycorne Obs.
1. An early spelling of bicorne.
2. Given by Lydgate as the proper name of a fabulous beast represented in an old satire as feeding on patient husbands, and being always fat from the abundance of the diet, whilst his spouse chicheface or Chichevache (q.v.) fed upon patient wives and was always lean.[The French form of the name (which does not appear before the 15th c.) was Bigorne, which does not appear to be the same as bicorne ‘two horned’; the oldest Fr. version of the poem has a portrait of the creature, which has no horns.] c1430Lydg. Bycorne & Chichevache, Min. Poems (1840) 130 Of Bycornoys I am bycorne fful fatte and rounde here as I stonde And in mariage bounde and sworne To Chi[che]vache as hir husbonde.Ibid. 131 For we, for oure humylite Of Bycorne shal devoured be.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“bycorne”的英文意思

“无审讯之权”英文翻译

“无形财产”英文翻译

“无形股份”英文翻译

“无实体的”英文翻译

“by-common”的英文意思

相关推荐