| 单词 |
perambulatory |
| 释义 |
▪ I. † peˈrambulatory, n. Obs.
[f. L. perambulāre, -āt-: see prec. and -ory1. Cf. ambulatory.]
a. A place for walking about in; a walk.
b. ? A record of a perambulation (perambulation 3).
1636R. Brathwait Rom. Emp. 233 Curious walkes and perambulatories befitting so great a Majesties residence. 1773Amherst Rec. (1884) 61/2 That the Perambulatry of the Line between Hadley and Amherst Lately run..be accepted. 1843Knickerbocker XXII. 85 Let..the temperance-halls and root-beer perambulatories make answer.
▪ II. perambulatory, a.|pəˈræmbjʊlətərɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ory2.]
1. a. Given to perambulating; vagrant, wandering, strolling, itinerant. b. Pertaining to or characterized by perambulation.
1803W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. I. 425 It is probable that a perambulatory population would originate. 1805E. Hopkins (title) An Abstract of the particulars contained in a perambulatory survey of above 200 miles of turnpike road. 1826Blackw. Mag. XX. 277 Such..as you sometimes see in the scenery of a Perambulatory Theatre.
2. nonce-use. Relating to perambulators.
1856Tait's Mag. XXIII. 306 We introduced the..perambulatory patent, only to show the risk of dealing in patent rights. |
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