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entrain
entrain
[ɛnˈtreɪn]
v.t.
1.)
To draw away with or after oneself; in early use
fig.
to bring on as a consequence; in mod. use
lit.
but
rare
.
2.)
Of a fluid: to carry (particles) along by its flow; specifically of steam which carries along particles of water through a pipe or particles of sugar from an evaporating pan during the manufacture of sugar; also, to incorporate (air-bubbles) in concrete (
O.E.D. 2nd Ed.
).
Etymology: adaptation of French
entraîner
, from
en-
(Latin
inde
), away +
traîner
, to drag.
"That infancy looketh forward and age backward; was it not that which
Janus
his double visage signified? yeares
entraine
me if they please: but backward. As far as mine eyes can discerne that faire expired season, by fits I turne them thitherward" (
The Essayes of Lord Michaell de Montaigne
, John Florio (trans.), 1603).
Allegoria del tempo (Chronos ed Eros)
, Johann Schönfeld, ~1630
1 comment:
Debra She Who Seeks
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Glad you got one last post in before the End of the World!
December 21, 2012 at 9:17 AM
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