| 单词 |
oculate |
| 释义 |
▪ I. oculate, a.|ˈɒkjʊlət|
Also 7 occ-.
[ad. L. oculāt-us possessed of eyes, f. ocul-us: see -ate2.]
†1. Furnished with or possessed of eyes or sight; sharp-sighted; observant. Obs.
1549E. Becke Matthew's Bible Ded., He that walketh without this lanterne..be he neuer so oculate..yet he is but blynd. 1615Crooke Body of Man 221 It cannot be perceiued vnlesse the Anatomist be very diligent and occulate. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 277 An oculate faithfull Narrator. 1660Burney κέρδ. Δῶρον (1661) 115 Kings are as Intuitive Angells to..set a living pattern..before the Oculate Judges, that they may judge righteous judgement, by sight more than by quidditie.
2. Nat. Hist. Having eye-like spots or holes resembling eyes.
1656Blount Glossogr., Oculate, full of eyes or holes. 1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. Isagoge, Raie undulate and oculate..stellarie oculate and clavate. 1706Phillips, Oculate, full of holes like eyes. 1857in Mayne Expos. Lex.
▪ II. † ˈoculate, v. Obs. rare—1.
In 7 occ-.
[f. L. ocul-us eye: cf. It. occhiare ‘to eye, or looke neerely vnto’ (Florio). (L. oculāre had not this sense.)]
trans. To set eyes upon; to eye, see, behold.
1609Ev. Wom. in Hum. v. i. in Bullen O. Pl. IV, Diana bathing herself, being discovered or occulated by Acteon. |
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