toxophily
11toxophilite — 1. adjective /tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/ Pertaining to archery 2. noun /tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/ Someone keen on or an expert at archery See Also: toxophily, toxophilous …
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14toxophilite — [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 …
15toxophilite — /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 …
16toxophilite — [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 …
17-phily — comb. form = PHILIA. * * * f(ə)lē, li noun combining form ( es) Etymology: New Latin philia 1. : fondness for toxophily 2. : affinity for hydrophil …
18tox- — I. combining form or toxi or toxo Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin toxicum poison more at toxic …
19toxophilite — 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 …
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