释义 |
† machinament Obs. [ad. L. māchināment-um, f. māchinārī (see next).] A contrivance, engine, machine, vehicle.
1413Pilgr. Sowle (Caxton) iv. xxix. (1859) 60 At the last I saw before me a wonder machynament, and meruaylous! c1425Found. St. Bartholomew's 37 And skippynge forth with all Iryne machynamentis he came to the doer. 1658Bromhall Treat. Specters iv. 255 A very stormy South⁓wind did..palsie and shoulder-shake..machinaments and fortifications. 1674Petty Disc. Dupl. Proportion 7 Materials applied..to Carts, or any other Machinaments intended for strength. 1727in Bailey vol. II. |