单词 pretypify 释义 pretypify, v.|pritpfa|[f. pre- A. 1 + typify v.]trans. To typify beforehand, prefigure, foreshadow.1659Hammond On Ps. lxxii. 17 So shall Christ, prety......
单词 prigging 释义 ▪ I. prigging, vbl. n. slang.[f. prig v.1 + -ing1.]The action of prig v.1; a. (Thieves' Cant.) Stealing; in mod. slang, petty thieving, pilfering. pri......
单词 preying 释义 ▪ I. preying, vbl. n.[f. prey v. + -ing1.]The action of the verb prey; pillaging, plundering.1588Kyd Househ. Phil. Wks. (1901) 276 In the olde time pra......
单词 primo 释义 ‖ primo, a. and n.|primo|[It., = first: cf. prima2.]A. adj. Used in some phrases, chiefly musical, as primo basso, chief bass singer (also fig.); primo b......
单词 presumable 释义 presumable, a.|przjumb()l|[f. presume v. + -able; so F. prsumable (16th c. in Godef.).]1. Capable of being presumed or taken for granted; probable, l......
单词 priggery 释义 priggery|prgr|[f. prig n.3 + -ery.]The action or conduct of a prig (prig n.3 6).1823J. Wilson in Blackw. Mag. XIV. 501 This particular piece of prigger......
单词 pretype 释义 † pretype, v. Obs.[pre- A. 1.]= next.c1624Lushington Recant. Serm. (1659) 85 St. Jerome might have pretyped it by the age of Man in general.{var l=docu......
单词 preyful 释义 † preyful, a. Obs. rare.[f. prey n. + -ful.]Killing much prey or quarry; prone to prey.1588Shakes. L.L.L. iv. ii. 58 The prayfull Princesse pearst and ......
单词 primness 释义 primness[f. prim a. + -ness.]The quality of being prim; formal or affected preciseness.1713Steele Guard. No. 29 ⁋11 Her lips are composed with a primn......
单词 prigger 释义 ▪ I. prigger1 slang.Also 6 -ar.[f. prig v.1 + -er1.]One who prigs; a thief.1561J. Awdelay Frat. Vacab. (1869) 4 A Stealer of Horses, which they terme a......