| 释义 |
† beˈnegro, v. ? Obs.
[f. be- prefix 6 + Negro.]
trans. To make Negro; to make of the colour of a Negro; to blacken, darken.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 330 If we derive the curse on Cham..we shall Benegroe a greater part of the earth than ever was, or so conceived. 1650Charleton Paradoxes 19 No reason..why that particular place..should be benegroed and torrified. 1658J. Hewitt Serm. 109 (T.), Benegroed in more than Cimmerian..darkness. |
