- toxophilite
- noun Etymology: Greek toxon bow, arrow + philos dear, loving Date: 1794 a person fond of or expert at archery • toxophilite adjective • toxophily noun
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toxophilite
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Toxophilite — Tox*oph i*lite, n. [Gr. to xon a bow + filei^n to love.] A lover of archery; one devoted to archery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toxophilite — [täk säf′ə līt΄] n. [< Toxophilus, title of a book (1545) by ASCHAM Roger < Gr toxon, a bow + philos, loving + ITE1] a person who is especially fond of archery toxophilitic [täks äf΄əlit′ik] adj. toxophily [täks äf΄əlē] n … English World dictionary
toxophilite — toxophilitic /tok sof euh lit ik/, adj. toxophily, n. /tok sof euh luyt /, n. a devotee of archery; archer. [1785 95; Toxophil(us) bow lover (coined by Roger Ascham in his 1545 book so entitled < Gk tóxo(n) bow + philos PHILE) + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
toxophilite — 1. adjective /tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/ Pertaining to archery 2. noun /tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/ Someone keen on or an expert at archery See Also: toxophily, toxophilous … Wiktionary
toxophilite — [tɒk sɒfɪlʌɪt] noun rare a student or lover of archery. Derivatives toxophily noun Origin C18: from Toxophilus (a name invented by the English scholar and writer Roger Ascham, used as the title of his treatise on archery (1545), from Gk toxon bow … English new terms dictionary
toxophilite — tox·oph·i·lite … English syllables
toxophilite — /tɒkˈsɒfəlaɪt/ (say tok sofuhluyt) noun a devotee of archery; archer. {Toxophilus (coined Greek proper name: bow lover) + ite1} –toxophilitic /tɒkˌsɒfəˈlɪtɪk/ (say tok.sofuh litik), adjective –toxophily, noun …
toxophilite — n. & adj. n. a student or lover of archery. adj. of or concerning archery. Derivatives: toxophily n. Etymology: Ascham s Toxophilus (1545) f. Gk toxon bow + philos PHILE … Useful english dictionary
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