basil

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbæz.əl/    美 /ˈbæz.əl/|/ˈbeɪ.zəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant (Ocimum basilicum). uncountable,usually
  2. The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
    — [H]old the edge of your Iron upvvards in your left hand and your VVhet-ſtone in your right, and having firſt ſpit upon your Stone to vvet it, apply it to the Baſil of your Iron, in ſuch a Poſition that it may bear upon the vvhole bredth of the Baſil; and ſo vvorking the Stone over the Baſil, you vvill quickly vvear the courſer grating of the Grind ſtone off the edge on that ſide: […]
  3. The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
    — Each sleeper has for covering a large basil (dressed sheep-skin), such as cobblers use for aprons. As they lie in long rows, in the most profound repose, with these dark brown wrappers about them, they present the uniform look and arrangement of a long line of mummies.
  4. A type of cannon. obsolete
  5. The leaves of this plant used as a herb. uncountable,usually
  6. A fetter fastened round the ankle of a prisoner. archaic,historical
    — When I once more feel that sharp smarting around the scabby sores that cluster like so many oysters on my ankles beneath my chained iron basils, I know that the tide has turned.
  7. Any other species in the genus Ocimum. uncountable,usually
动词 v.
  1. To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle. transitive
    — These usually large chisels may have the edge basiled on either the inside or the outside of the 90° angle of the blade.

词形变化

basils plural basils plural basils present,singular,third-person basiling US,participle,present basilling UK,participle,present basiled US,participle,past basiled US,past basilled UK,participle,past basilled UK,past basils plural basils plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Asian basil basil balm basiled basil thyme basilweed common basil field basil hoary basil holy basil Lao basil lemon basil purple basil sweet basil Thai basil wild basil

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English basile, from Middle French basile, from Old French basile, from Medieval Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”). Doublet of basilic, basilicon, and basilicum; further related to basileus, basilean, and basileiolatry.
词源 2
Variant of bezel.
词源 3
Corrupted from English basan, from French basane, from Late Latin basanium, from Arabic بِطانَة (biṭāna, “lining”).
词源 4
From Old French basile (“basilisk”).
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