English
Etymology
From piss + mire �ant�, named from the smell of an anthill.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'pɪsmaɪ�/
Noun
en-noun
- context|obsolete|_|except in dialects An ant.
#*Late C14: He is as angry as a pissemyre, / �ogh þat he have al þat he kan desire � Geoffrey Chaucer, The Summoner's Tale
#*1658: Much there is not of wonder in the confused Houses of Pismires, though much in their busie life and actions � Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 189)
#*1993: We are scurrying emmets or pismires with our sad little comedies. � Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford
Translations
trans-top|an ant
trans-mid
Middle English: pissemyre
trans-bottom
Category:Insects
fr:pismire
io:pismire
ru:pismire
te:pismire
vi:pismire
zh:pismire
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