reredemain

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A backward stroke of the hand. archaic
    — But all such plagues, calamities and troubles[…]I shall with a reredemaine so make them rebound to our common enemie that calleth himselfe King.

词形变化

reredemains plural

词源

From Middle English reremayne, reremayn, probably from Anglo-Norman reremein, variant of areremein, from arere (“back, backwards”) + main (“hand”).
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