| 释义 |
▪ I. † ˈcalamy1 Obs. rare.
Also chaalamy.
Early form of calamus, in sense 2.
1382Wyclif Ex. xxx. 24 Tak to thee swete smellynge thingis..of chaalamy [1388 calamy]. ― Jer. vi. 20 Wherto to me..ȝee bringen..calamy swote smellende?
▪ II. † ˈcalamy2 Obs. rare.
[Cf. Ger. kalmei.]
1756C. Lucas Ess. Waters I. 11 Lapis calaminaris, or cadmia; in our language calamine, calamy, or cadmy. |
