flesh one's maiden sword

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To experience or succeed in combat or struggle for the first time, as in the military or in politics. dated,idiomatic
    — Come brother Iohn, full brauely hast thou flesht / Thy mayden sword.

词形变化

fleshes one's maiden sword present,singular,third-person fleshing one's maiden sword participle,present fleshed one's maiden sword participle,past fleshed one's maiden sword past

词源

Literally, to shed blood for the first time with a new sword; see flesh (“bury in flesh”), maiden (“virgin”), sword.
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