英语词汇“anchoress”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

anchoress

释义

anchoress, ancress|ˈæŋkərɪs, ˈæŋkrɪs|
Forms: 4–6 ankres, 5 -keras, -korasse, (angoras), 5–7 ancresse, 6 ankresse, -isse, anckres, anchorisse, 6–7 -esse, (9 arch. ancress, -kress), 7– anchoress.
[f. ancre, anchor n.², with Fr. fem. ending -esse, -ess; cf. anchresse in Palsgr. 1530. In ME. ancre was used for both sexes. A rarer fem. was anchoritess.]
A female anchorite, a nun.
1393Test. Ebor. IV. 186, Xijd. to the Ankres of Thurgransby, and vjd. to Alison hir mayden.c1420Chron. Vilod. 308 To sytte upon a matte of the angoras.1450Myrc 1355 Yef ho were ankeras or nonne.1549Latimer 7 Serm. bef. Edw. VI (Arb.) 127 Ladye faieth..is no Anckres, she dwells not alone.1565Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 280 The Reuelation of Dame Eue the Anchorisse.1600Fairfax Tasso xi. ix. 197 Ancresses that dwell, Mewed vp in walles.1625Fletcher Fair Maid iii. i, I will..wall up my girle, wife, like an anchoresse.c1800Wordsw. Misc. Sonn. xxi, There a saintly anchoress she dwelt.1869F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace xxii. 251 This Lady Ancress, or Anchoress, being some worn-out old nun.1876Rock Text. Fabr. ii. 11 Ankresses are forbidden to make purses.

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