trochilic

English

Etymology

See trochilics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹəʊˈkɪlɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪk

Adjective

trochilic (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels

   trochilic engine

   • 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:

     I am advertised that there is one, which by Art Trochilick, will draw all English Surnames of the best Families out of the pit of Poetry

Translations

Translations

• Italian: trochilico

References

• “trochilic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• chloritic