“hircine”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

hircine

释义

hircine, a. and n.|ˈhɜːsaɪn|
[ad. L. hircīnus (hirquīnus) of a goat; having a goatish smell.]
A. adj. Of, belonging to, or resembling a goat; spec.
b. Having a goatish smell;
c. Lustful.
1656Blount Glossogr., Hircine, goatish, of a Goat.1794Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xxiv. 338 The whole plant has a strong hircine smell.1802Sir J. E. Smith in Mem. (1832) II. 152 Orchis latifolia has, occasionally, a very disagreeable hircine scent.1822Southey Vis. Judgem. v, And beyond the limits of ether Drove the hircine host obscene.1859–63Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. I. 656 Goat-like in aspect, and very hircine in many of its habits.1881Ruskin in 19th Cent. Oct. 520 Satyric or hircine conditions of thought.
B. n. Min. A fossil amorphous resin which burns with a strong animal odour. Also called hircite (Dana Min. (1868) 747).

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