reeve 音标拼音: [r'iv]
n . 长官
vt .
vi . 穿(绳索),穿过
长官穿(绳索),穿过
reeve n 1 :
female ruff v 1 :
pass a rope through ; "
reeve an opening "
2 :
pass through a hole or opening ; "
reeve a rope "
3 :
fasten by passing through a hole or around something Reeve \
Reeve \ (
r [=
e ]
v ),
n . (
Zool .)
The female of the ruff .
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Reeve \
Reeve \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Rove } (
r [=
o ]
v );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Reeving }.] [
Cf .
D .
reven .
See {
Reef },
n . &
v .
t .] (
Naut .)
To pass ,
as the end of a pope ,
through any hole in a block ,
thimble ,
cleat ,
ringbolt ,
cringle ,
or the like .
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Reeve \
Reeve \,
n . [
OE .
reve ,
AS .
ger [=
e ]
fa .
Cf . {
Sheriff }.]
an officer ,
steward ,
bailiff ,
or governor ; --
used chiefly in compounds ;
as ,
shirereeve ,
now written sheriff ;
portreeve ,
etc . --
Chaucer . --
Piers Plowman .
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Reve \
Reve \,
n . [
See {
Reeve }.]
An officer ,
steward ,
or governor . [
Usually written {
reeve }.]
[
Obs .] --
Piers Plowman .
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Ruff \
Ruff \,
n . [
Of uncertain origin :
cf .
Icel .
r [=
u ]
finn rough ,
uncombed ,
Pr .
ruf rude ,
rough ,
Sp .
rufo frizzed ,
crisp ,
curled ,
G .
raufen to pluck ,
fight ,
rupfen to pluck ,
pull ,
E .
rough . [
root ]
18 .
Cf . {
Ruffle }
to wrinkle .]
1 .
A muslin or linen collar plaited ,
crimped ,
or fluted ,
worn formerly by both sexes ,
now only by women and children .
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Here to -
morrow with his best ruff on . --
Shak .
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His gravity is much lessened since the late proclamation came out against ruffs ; . . .
they were come to that height of excess herein ,
that twenty shillings were used to be paid for starching of a ruff . --
Howell .
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2 .
Something formed with plaits or flutings ,
like the collar of this name .
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I reared this flower ; . . .
Soft on the paper ruff its leaves I spread . --
Pope .
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3 .
An exhibition of pride or haughtiness .
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How many princes . . .
in the ruff of all their glory ,
have been taken down from the head of a conquering army to the wheel of the victor '
s chariot ! --
L '
Estrange .
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4 .
Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct . [
Obs .]
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To ruffle it out in a riotous ruff . --
Latimer .
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5 . (
Mil .)
A low ,
vibrating beat of a drum ,
not so loud as a roll ;
a ruffle .
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6 . (
Mach .)
A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion .
See Illust .
of {
Collar }.
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7 . (
Zool .)
A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round ,
or on ,
the neck of a bird .
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8 . (
Zool .)
(
a )
A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia ({
Pavoncella pugnax },
syn . {
Philomachus pugnax })
allied to the sandpipers .
The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers ,
variable in their colors ,
on the neck ,
and yellowish naked tubercles on the face .
They are polygamous ,
and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season .
The female is called {
reeve },
or {
rheeve }.
(
b )
A variety of the domestic pigeon ,
having a ruff of its neck .
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81 Moby Thesaurus words for "
reeve ":
G -
man ,
MP ,
alderman ,
archon ,
bailie ,
bailiff ,
beadle ,
beagle ,
bound bailiff ,
burghermaster ,
burgomaster ,
cabinet member ,
cabinet minister ,
captain ,
catchpole ,
chancellor ,
chief of police ,
city councilman ,
city father ,
city manager ,
commissar ,
commissioner ,
constable ,
councillor ,
councilman ,
councilwoman ,
county commissioner ,
county supervisor ,
deputy ,
deputy sheriff ,
detective ,
elder ,
fed ,
federal ,
flic ,
gendarme ,
government man ,
headman ,
induna ,
inspector ,
legislator ,
lictor ,
lieutenant ,
lord mayor ,
mace -
bearer ,
magistrate ,
maire ,
marshal ,
mayor ,
minister ,
minister of state ,
mounted policeman ,
narc ,
officer ,
patrolman ,
peace officer ,
police captain ,
police commissioner ,
police constable ,
police inspector ,
police matron ,
police officer ,
police sergeant ,
policeman ,
policewoman ,
portreeve ,
roundsman ,
secretary ,
secretary of state ,
selectman ,
sergeant ,
sergeant at arms ,
sheriff ,
superintendent ,
supervisor ,
syndic ,
tipstaff ,
tipstaves ,
trooper ,
undersecretary ,
warden REEVE .
The name of an ancient English officer of justice ,
inferior in rank to an alderman .
2 .
He was a ministerial officer ,
appointed to execute process ,
keep the king '
s peace ,
and put the laws in execution .
He witnessed all contracts and bargains ;
brought offenders to justice ,
and delivered them to punishment ;
took bail for such as were to appear at the county court ,
and presided at the court or folcmote [?].
He was also called gerefa .
3 .
There were several kinds of reeves as the shire -
gerefa ,
shire -
reeve or sheriff ;
the heh -
gerefa ,
or high -
sheriff ,
tithing -
reeve ,
burgh or borough -
reeve .
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