2012年12月24日月曜日
Courtesans
cour;te;san pronunciation: function: noun etymology: middle french courtisane, from northern italian dial. form of italian cortigiana woman courtier, feminine of cortigiano courtier, from corte court, from latin cohort-, cohorsdate: 1533 : a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele
2012年12月20日木曜日
Catalepsy
cat;a;lep;sy pronunciation: function: noun inflected form(s): plural cat;a;lep;siesetymology: middle english catalempsi, from medieval latin catalepsia, from late latin catalepsis, from greek katalēpsis, literally, act of seizing, from katalambanein to seize, from kata- + lambanein to take — more at latchdate: 14th century : a trancelike state marked by loss of voluntary motion in which the limbs remain in whatever position they are placed— cat;a;lep;tic adjective or noun — cat;a;lep;ti;cal;ly adverb
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