abseybookとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

absey book (複数形 absey books)

1. (obsolete) An ABC book; abecedary; a primer.
   • c. 1596, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene i]:

     'I shall beseech you' — that is question now / And then comes answer like an Absey book: / 'O sir,' says answer, 'at your best command; / At your employment; at your service, sir:'

発音

• (英国発音) enPR: ăbʹ-sē bo͝ok, ābʹ-sē bo͝ok, IPA^(key): /ˈæb.siː bʊk/, /ˈeɪb.siː bʊk/

名詞

absey-book (複数形 absey-books)

1. (obsolete) An ABC book; a primer.
   • c. 1590s, William Shakespeare, King John, act 1, scene 1:

     And then comes answer like an Absey book