单词 | mournival |
释义 | Definition of mournival in English:mournival(also murnival) noun ˈmɔːnɪvl
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in John Palsgrave (d. 1554), teacher and scholar of languages. From Middle French, French mornifle a group of four cards, perhaps from mornifle a slap in the face, with allusion to the impact that a good hand of cards has on an opponent (although this is only attested from 1609, in form morniffle), further etymology uncertain: see discussion in Trésor de la Langue Française s.v. mornifle. Definition of mournival in US English:mournival(also murnival) nounˈmɔːnɪvl
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in John Palsgrave (d. 1554), teacher and scholar of languages. From Middle French, French mornifle a group of four cards, perhaps from mornifle a slap in the face, with allusion to the impact that a good hand of cards has on an opponent (although this is only attested from 1609, in form morniffle), further etymology uncertain: see discussion in Trésor de la Langue Française s.v. mornifle. |
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